Effects of progressive muscle relaxation training on anxiety and quality of life of inpatients with ectopic pregnancy receiving methotrexate treatment

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 376-382

  Pan, Li ^a   Zhang, Jingping ^b   Li, Lihua ^a  

^a Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hainan Province   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Ectopic pregnancy; Methotrexate; Progressive muscle relaxation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863828993     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.21486     Document Type: Article

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