Effects of a relaxation training programme on immediate and prolonged stress responses in women with preterm labour

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 170-180

  Chuang, Li Lan ^a,d   Lin, Li Chan ^a   Cheng, Po Jen ^b   Chen, Chung Hey ^c   Wu, Shiao Chi ^a   Chang, Chuan Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Midwifery; Nursing; Physiological stress; Preterm labour; Prolonged effects; Psychological stress; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINGER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; FINGERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RELAXATION THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83855165796     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05765.x     Document Type: Article

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