Personality, Neuroticism, and Coping Towards the End of Life

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 332-341

  Chochinov, Harvey Max ^a   Kristjanson, Linda J ^a   Hack, Thomas F ^a   Hassard, Thomas ^a   McClement, Susan ^a   Harlos, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

coping; end of life care; neuroticism; Personality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; NEOPLASMS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33748947920     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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