Measurement pilot study of the meditative movement inventory (MMI)

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 230-243

  Larkey, Linda ^a   Szalacha, Laura ^a   Rogers, Carol ^a   Jahnke, Roger ^b   Ainsworth, Barbara ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing practice; Measurement; Mind body; Qigong; Tai Chi; Weditation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR; TAI CHI;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREATHING EXERCISES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; TAI JI;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874793588     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.20.3.230     Document Type: Article

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