Meditation Interventions for Chronic Disease Populations: A Systematic Review

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 351-365

  Chan, Roxane Raffin ^a   Larson, Janet L ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic disease; evidence based practice; meditation mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84947421404     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: 15525724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010115570363     Document Type: Article

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