Providing social support to cancer patients: A look at alternative methods

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-85

  Davis, Cindy ^a   Cohen, Rachel ^a   Apolinsky, Felice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee ^*

Author keywords

Cancer; Gilda's Club; Psychosocial care; Social support; Support groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FRIEND; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SICK ROLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32344434584     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v23n01_05     Document Type: Article

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