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A critique of the methodology of research studies evaluating massage
Author(s) -
CAWLEY NIKE
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1997.tb00265.x
Subject(s) - massage , medicine , research design , alternative medicine , intervention (counseling) , management science , physical therapy , engineering ethics , nursing , pathology , engineering , social science , sociology
This review examines 14 research studies which have been undertaken to evaluate massage. The review offes a crtique of the methodology of these studies, adn issues relating to the research design, samples, measurement tools, analysis and the massage intervention are discussed. The critique highlights several key issues relting to the design of the studies and concludes with some recommendations for future research studies evaluating message.