Randomized pilot of a self-guided Internet coping group for women with early-stage breast cancer

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-64

  Owen, Jason E ^a   Klapow, Joshua C ^b   Roth, David L ^b   Shuster Jr , John L ^c   Bellis, Jeff ^b   Meredith, Ron ^b   Tucker, Diane C ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LINGUISTICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944491149     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm3001_7     Document Type: Article

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