A nurse facilitated mind-body interactive exercise (Chan-Chuang qigong) improves the health status of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy: Randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 25-33

  Chuang, Tzu Yun ^a   Yeh, Mei Ling ^b   Chung, Yu Chu ^c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chan Chuang qigong; Chemotherapy; Complete blood cell counts; Fatigue; Lymphoma; Quality of life; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QIGONG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PRACTICE PATTERNS, NURSES'; QIGONG;

EID: 85009957301     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.01.004     Document Type: Article

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