Complementary therapies in rehabilitation: Nurses' narratives. Part 1

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 657-667

  Van Der Riet, Pamela ^a   Dedkhard, Saowapa ^b   Srithong, Kannapatch ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Boromarajonani College of Nursing   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Herbal therapies; Holistic care; Narratives; Rehabilitation; Stroke patients; Thai massage

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CENTERS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857033910     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03852.x     Document Type: Article

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