Videoconferencing for delivery of breast cancer support groups to women living in rural communities: A pilot study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 778-782

  Collie, Kate ^a   Kreshka, Mary Anne ^b   Ferrier, Susan ^c   Parsons, Rebecca ^c   Graddy, Kathy ^d   Avram, Speranza ^c   Mannell, Patty ^e   Chen, Xin Hua ^a   Perkins, James ^c   Koopman, Cheryl ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sierra College   (United States)

^c Northern Sierra Rural Health Network

^d Graddy Graphic Design   (United States)

^e Northern California Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Partnership ^*

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Rural; Support groups; Videoconferencing; Workbook

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WORKER; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 34447564956     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1145     Document Type: Article

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