FOOT MASSAGING AND RELAXATION PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF CANCER PATIENTS

Discomfort is one of the main complaints, and a common problem of cancer patients. Higher oxygen consumption, respiratory and pulse rates as well as blood pressure and muscle tension are physiologic responses to discomfort. Providing the patients with the massage leads to relaxation, comfort and eve...

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Main Authors: T. Najafi Ghezeljeh, F. Rahimiha
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2004-01-01
Series:نشریه پرستاری ایران
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Online Access:http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-64-en.html