Providing psychosocial group support for young women with breast cancer: Findings from a wellness-based community collaboration

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-120

  Danhauer, Suzanne C ^a,b   Rutherford, C A ^b   Hurt, G ^b   Gentry, S ^c   Lovato, J ^b   McQuellon, R P ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^c Forsyth Regional Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Group support; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SUPPORT GROUP; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34247266014     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v25n01_06     Document Type: Article

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