Coping with illness-related problems in persons with progressive muscular diseases: The Swedish version of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 368-375

  Ahlström, Gerd ^a,c   Wenneberg, Stig ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Child Health Care Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Coping; Muscular dystrophy; Postpolio syndrome; Stress; Student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 0036445870     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-6712.2002.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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