Relevance of philosophy of life and optimism for psychological distress among individuals in a stage where death is approaching

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 310-319

  Winterling, Jeanette ^a   Wasteson, Elisabet ^a   Sidenvall, Birgitta ^b   Sidenvall, Erik ^c   Glimelius, Bengt ^d   Sjödén, Per Olow ^a   Nordin, Karin ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Advanced gastrointestinal cancer; Optimism; Partner; Philosophy of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITALITY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LIFE ORIENTATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILOSOPHY; SWEDEN; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33646391666     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-005-0870-z     Document Type: Article

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