Change in psychological resources of younger and older cancer patients during chemotherapy

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 626-633

  Pinquart, Martin ^a   Fröhlich, Comelia ^a   Silbereisen, Rainer K ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age differences; Cancer; Longitudinal; Psychological resources

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OPTIMISM; SELF ESTEEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CULTURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF CONCEPT; SICK ROLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547537484     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1103     Document Type: Article

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