A clinical interview assessing cancer patients' spiritual needs and preferences

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-243

  Frick, E ^a,b   Riedner, C ^b   Fegg, M J ^c   Hauf, S ^a   Borasio, G D ^c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coping; Oncology; Psycho oncology; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33745890635     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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