A randomized controlled trial of the effects of a stress management programme during pregnancy

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 203-211

  Tragea, Christina ^a   Chrousos, George P ^a   Alexopoulos, Evangelos C ^a   Darviri, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Pregnancy; Relaxation; Stress; Stress management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL STRESS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL STRESS; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; STRESS MANAGEMENT; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SLEEP;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BREATHING EXERCISES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION THERAPY; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84898829293     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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