Journal of Clinical Trials
Open Access

Ann Gill Taylor

Publications

• Research Article
  Gentle Massage Improves Disease- and Treatment-Related Symptoms in Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
  Author(s): Ann Gill Taylor, Audrey E Snyder, Joel G Anderson, Cynthia J Brown, John J Densmore and Cheryl Bourguignon Ann Gill Taylor, Audrey E Snyder, Joel G Anderson, Cynthia J Brown, John J Densmore and Cheryl Bourguignon
  
  Objective: Cancer treatment is reported to be stressful, and patients diagnosed with hematologic cancers often exhibit higher levels of anxiety and emotional distress than individuals with other malignancies. Management ofthese symptoms in patients with hematologic cancer presents significant challenges, as many of them are in and outof the hospital while undergoing high dose chemotherapy. Oncology patients use complementary modalities such astherapeutic massage in an attempt to alleviate disease and treatment-related symptoms, including anxiety andemotional distress. In the current study, the feasibility of a novel massage intervention delivered over the continuumof care, as well as assessment of the immediate and cumulative effects of massage, was examined in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia. Methods: A mixed-methods, unmasked, prospective, randomized study was conduc.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0870.1000161

  Abstract PDF

Relevant Topics