The impact of therapeutic massage on adult residents living with complex and high level disabilities: A brief report

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 730-734

  Cooke, Marie ^a   Emery, Helen ^b   Brimelow, Rachel ^b   Wollin, Judy ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wesley Mission Brisbane   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Long term care facilities; Massage therapy; Quality of life; Residential facilities

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MOOD; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOMNOLENCE; STRESS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE; AFFECT; COMPLICATION; DISABLED PERSON; FATIGUE; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SLEEP; TOUCH;

ADULT; AFFECT; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOUCH;

EID: 84971601990     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: 18767583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.04.009     Document Type: Article

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