Email this article Psychological correction of phantom pain in cancer patients
- Authors: Tkachenko G.A.1, Stepanova A.M.1, Merzlyakova A.M.1
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Affiliations:
- Federal State Budgetary Institution «N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
- Issue: Vol 9, No 3 (2017)
- Pages: 38-42
- Section: REHABILITATION
- Published: 15.09.2017
- URL: https://sarbon.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/320
- ID: 320
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Abstract
The article presents the results of clinical-psychological studies of the effectiveness of phantom pain psychological correction method in cancer patients using progressive muscle relaxation in combination with music and color rendering. Data analysis on a scale VAS before and after the correction showed a significant reduction in phantom pain in patients: respectively from 73,9±9 to 58,9±7,9 points, on a scale Wong–Baker intensity of phantom pain significantly decreased from 7.7±1,1 to 5,7±1,1 points. Along with a reduction in phantom pain, all patients noted improvement in sleep, mood, increasing physical activity.
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G. A. Tkachenko
Federal State Budgetary Institution «N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian FederationA. M. Stepanova
Federal State Budgetary Institution «N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
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Email: stepanovas@list.ru
Moscow
Russian FederationA. M. Merzlyakova
Federal State Budgetary Institution «N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian FederationReferences
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