title: Complementary therapies in long-stay neurology in-patient settings.
abstract: Complementary therapies have been embraced by many nurses, but the effectiveness of such regimes on the wellbeing of patients has never been researched successfully. This article describes a pilot study which evaluated their effects on long-stay neurology patients.
authors.affiliation: Thompson House Hospital, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019341:Aromatherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires