A mixed methods feasibility study of mindfulness meditation for fatigue in women with metastatic breast cancer

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Leydon, Geraldine M ^a   Eyles, Caroline ^a   Lewith, George T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Anxiety; Depression; Fatigue; Feasibility; Meditation; Metastatic breast cancer; Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE SIZE; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84872393353     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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