The ToT Study: Helping with Touch or Talk (ToT): A pilot randomised controlled trial to examine the clinical effectiveness of aromatherapy massage versus cognitive behaviour therapy for emotional distress in patients in cancer/palliative care

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 563-569

  Serfaty, M ^a,b   Wilkinson, S ^a   Freeman, C ^a   Mannix, K ^c   King, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Priory Group   (United Kingdom)

^c Marie Curie Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aromatherapy; cancer; CBT; complementary therapy; oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860118036     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1921     Document Type: Article

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