Developing an outcome measurement for meaning-making intervention with Chinese cancer patients

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 843-850

  Chan, Timothy H Y ^a   Ho, Rainbow T H ^a   Chan, Cecilia L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chinese; Coherence; Meaning making; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648828545     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1134     Document Type: Article

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