Measuring meaning in life following cancer

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1355-1371

  Jim, Heather S ^a   Purnell, Jason Q ^a   Richardson, Susan A ^a   Golden Kreutz, Deanna ^b   Andersen, Barbara L ^a,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Meaning; Quality of life; Spirituality; Survivor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 33750568944     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-0028-6     Document Type: Article

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