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Catholic University of Korea, Seoul

Relaxation breathing does not improve leukocyte numbers in AHSCT

Published in Mental Health Business Week, May 7th, 2005

Relaxation breathing decreases anxiety and depression, but does not improve leukocyte numbers following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

"This study was performed to investigate the effects of a relaxation breathing exercise on anxiety depression, and leukocyte count in patients who underwent allogenic hemopoietic stem cell transplantation.

"Thirty-five patients were randomly selected, with 18 assigned to an exercise group and 17 assigned to a control group. The exercise intervention was applied to the exercise group for 30 minutes every day for 6 weeks," scientists in South Korea report.

"It consisted of...

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