Disorientation and reconstruction: The meaning searching pathways of patients with colorectal cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-102

  Tang, Venus Y H ^a   Lee, Antoinette M ^a   Chan, Cecilia L W ^a   Leung, Pamela P Y ^a   Sham, Jonathan S T ^b   Ho, Judy W C ^c   Cheng, Josephine Y Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG OBSERVATORY   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer related coping; Meaning searching; Meaning orientated transformation; Psychosocial hindrances

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34447134080     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v25n02_05     Document Type: Article

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