Investigating the effect of therapeutic touch on the intensity of acute chemotherapy-induced vomiting in breast cancer women under chemotherapy

• Autori principali: Pegah Matourypour (Autore), Zohreh Vanaki (Autore), Zahra Zare (Autore), Valiolah Mehrzad (Autore), Mojtaba Dehghan (Autore), Mehdi Ranjbaran (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Background: Nausea and vomiting are the worst and the most prevalent complications experienced by 70-80% of patients. Complementary treatments including therapeutic touch are cost-effective and low-risk, independent nursing interventions. Present research aims at investigating the effect of therapeu...