Pilot Study of Massage to Improve Sleep and Fatigue in Hospitalized Adolescents With Cancer

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Authors

Shana Jacobs · Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Catriona Mowbray · Children's National

Lauren Muser Cates

Allison Baylor · Virginia Commonwealth University

Christopher J. Gable · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Elizabeth Skora · Children's National

Monica Estrada · Children's National

Abstract

Massage for hospitalized adolescents with cancer is feasible, well received, and can potentially improve patients' sleep. A randomized multicenter efficacy study is warranted.

Topics & Keywords

Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Pediatric Blood & Cancer

Volume 63, Issue 5, pp. 880-886

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25902

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