Use of massage therapy for comfort and - St

DÉPARTEMENT D’ÉPIDÉMIOLOGIE CLINIQUE ET
D’ÉTUDES COMMUNAUTAIRES
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
COMMUNITY STUDIES
Présente/Presents
Examen d’un problème/Review of a problem
Use of massage therapy for comfort and
symptom management: How current knowledge
has informed a program of research
Andréa Maria Laizner, R.N., Ph.D.
Nursing Research Consultant,
McGill University Health Centre
Assistant Professor, McGill University School of Nursing;
Chercheure Associée, CHU Sainte-Justine
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DATE ET HEURE/DATE AND TIME
Le jeudi 4 décembre de 12:00 à 13:00
Thursday, December 4 from 12:00 to 13:00
ENDROIT/LOCATION
Psychiatrie, local: 3220/Psychiatry, Room: 3220
Centre hospitalier de St-Mary/St. Mary’s Hospital Center
Un léger dîner sera servi/ A light lunch will be served
Bienvenue à tous/Everyone is welcome
Abstract
Massage therapy is a complementary therapy that is used by children and
adults with cancer. This presentation will describe the types of studies that
have been conducted to date and how these have informed the
development of a program of research. The research program includes a
variety of studies involving children diagnosed with cancer and their family
across the trajectory of the illness as well as massage therapists. The goal of
this program of research is to understand how massage therapy contributes
to comfort and symptom management as well as its limitations.