Self-help relaxation for post-stroke anxiety: A randomised, controlled pilot study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 174-180

  Golding, Katherine ^a   Kneebone, I A N ^b   Fife Schaw, C H R I S ^c  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; self help relaxation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECORDING; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RELAXATION THERAPY; SELF CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; TAPE RECORDING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84952319346     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215515575746     Document Type: Article

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