Effects of progressive muscle relaxation and mindfulness meditation on fatigue, coping styles, and quality of life in early breast cancer patients: An assessor blinded, three-arm, randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue , 2019, Pages 116-125

  Gok Metin, Zehra ^a   Karadas, Canan ^a   Izgu, Nur ^a   Ozdemir, Leyla ^a   Demirci, Umut ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping style; Fatigue; Meditation; Quality of life; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85071956474     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2019.09.003     Document Type: Article

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