A brief yoga intervention implemented during chemotherapy: A randomized controlled pilot study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue , 2016, Pages 139-142

  Sohl, Stephanie J ^a,b   Danhauer, Suzanne C ^b   Birdee, Gurjeet S ^a   Nicklas, Barbara J ^b   Yacoub, George ^b   Aklilu, Mebea ^b   Avis, Nancy E ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Fatigue; Quality of life; Sleep disturbance; Yoga

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTOKINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA; BLOOD; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84964465063     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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