The Effect of Hand Massage on Preoperative Anxiety in Ambulatory Surgery Patients

AORN Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 708-717

  Brand, Leanne R ^a,b   Munroe, Donna J ^c   Gavin, Julie ^a,b  

^a Valley West Community Hospital   (United States)

^b Advancing Translational Orthopedics Medical Sciences   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Ambulatory surgery; Day surgery; Hand massage; Preoperative anxiety; Preprocedure anxiety

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; HAND; HUMAN; MASSAGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANXIETY; HAND; HUMANS; MASSAGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 84878374486     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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