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Effects Costs of Massage in Hospice Cancer
Patients Funded by the National Institute of
Nursing Research(R01 NR009092)
Principal Investigator Diana Wilkie, PhD, RN,
FAAN Professor and Harriet H. Werley Endowed
Chair for Nursing Research Medical Surgical
Nursing Purpose To examine longer-term effects of
massage therapy on well-being of hospice cancer
patients and evaluate feasibility of providing
massage by family caregivers.
Co-Investigators and Project Team Co-Investigator
Mike Marschke, MD Medical Director for Horizon
Hospice Co-Investigator Judith Storfjell, PhD,
RN, FAAN Associate Professor and Associate Dean
for Academic Practice Executive Director,
Institute for Health Care Innovation Co-Investiga
tor Sam Zong, PhD Senior Research Specialist
Medical Surgical Nursing Massage Therapy Jan
Durham, RNCAM Director and Admission
Nurse Project Director Marie Suarez, PhD Research
Specialist Noreen Hoenig, MS, RN, CHPN Research
Assistant Steve Stapleton, RN, MS, MSN
Pain and Symptom Management Research Group