Dimensions of quality of life and psychosocial variables most salient to colorectal cancer patients

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-30

  Dunn, Jeff ^a   Lynch, Brigid ^b   Rinaldis, Machelle ^c   Pakenham, Kenneth ^c   McPherson, Lyn ^b   Owen, Neville ^c   Leggett, Barbara ^d   Newman, Beth ^e   Aitken, Joanne ^b  

^a CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benefit finding; Colorectal cancer; Coping; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLOSTOMY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 31344445160     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.919     Document Type: Review

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