Effect of systematic relaxation techniques on anxiety and pain in older patients undergoing abdominal surgery

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 462-470

  Rejeh, Nahid ^a   Heravi Karimooi, Majideh ^a   Vaismoradi, Mojtaba ^b   Jasper, Melanie ^c  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Older patients; Pain management; Relaxation technique

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OLDER PATIENTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TECHNIQUE; RELAXATION TRAINING; VERY ELDERLY;

ANXIETY; OLDER PATIENTS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RELAXATION TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RELAXATION THERAPY;

EID: 84884977556     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12088     Document Type: Article

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