Support groups for cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 763-768

  Weis, Joachim ^a  

^a TUMOR BIOLOGY CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coping; Patient education; Psychooncology; Psychosocial intervention; Quality of life; Support groups

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DENIAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 0346363811     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-003-0536-7     Document Type: Review

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