Exercise and relaxation intervention for patients with advanced lung cancer: A qualitative feasibility study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 804-815

  Adamsen, L ^a   Stage, M ^a   Laursen, J ^a   Rorth M ^a   Quist, M ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Advanced disease; Chemotherapy; Exercise and relaxation intervention; Teachable moment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAXATION TRAINING; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RELAXATION THERAPY; SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA;

EID: 84868549142     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01323.x     Document Type: Article

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