Effectiveness of energy healing on Quality of Life: A pragmatic intervention trial in colorectal cancer patients

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 463-472

  Pedersen, Christina Gundgaard ^a   Johannessen, Helle ^b   Hjelmborg, Jacob V B ^b   Zachariae, Robert ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Depressive symptoms; Healing; Mood; Quality of Life (QoL); Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENERGY HEALING; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP QUALITY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING; AFFECT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP;

AFFECT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES;

EID: 84901913189     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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