Weighted Blankets: Anxiety reduction in adult patients receiving chemotherapy.
BACKGROUND: Weighted blankets have been used as a deep touch pressure (DTP) tool to alleviate anxiety in many patient populations. Patients with cancer can experience anxiety related to diagnosis and treatments, such as chemotherapy infusions. Research on the effectiveness of weighted blankets as a...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 360 - 369 |
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| Formato: | CEU research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oncology Nursing Society
Aug2020
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