Reducing stress and anxiety in caregivers of lung transplant patients: Benefits of mindfulness meditation

International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 50-56

  Haines, J ^a   Spadaro, K C ^b   Choi, J ^a   Hoffman, L A ^a   Blazeck, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CHATHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Caregiver; Lung transplant; Meditation; Mindfulness; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; SELF REPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84900343117     PISSN: 20086490     EISSN: 20086482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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