Impact of a residential psychosocial program for cancer patients: A focus group investigation

Advances in Mind-Body Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 24-34

  Angen, Maureen J ^a,b   Simpson, J Steven A ^a,c   MacRae, Helen ^a,c   Hundleby, Marilyn ^c,d  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Focus group; Impact; Psychosocial oncology; Residential retreat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METASTASIS; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECREATION; RELIGION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANECDOTES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0345375353     PISSN: 07419783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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