Psychosocial and sociodemographic correlates of benefit-finding in men treated for localized prostate cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 954-961

  Kinsinger, David P ^a   Penedo, Frank J ^a,b   Antoni, Michael H ^a,b   Dahn, Jason R ^c   Lechner, Suzanne ^a,b   Schneiderman, Neil ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit finding; Cancer; Coping; Oncology; Prostate; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASM STAGING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33751091482     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1028     Document Type: Article

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