Quality of life in cancer patients: The role of optimism, hopelessness, and partner support

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-87

  Gustavsson Lilius, Mila ^a   Julkunen, Juhani ^a   Hietanen, Päivi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Hopelessness; Optimism; Partner support; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33846023319     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9101-4     Document Type: Article

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