The influence of cancer-related distress and sense of coherence on anxiety and depression in patients with hereditary cancer: A study of patients' sense of coherence 6 months after genetic counseling

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 607-615

  Siglen, Elen ^a,b   Bjorvatn, Cathrine ^a,b   Engebretsen, Lars Fredrik ^b   Berglund, Gunilla ^c   Natvig, Gerd Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer related distress; Depression; Genetic counseling; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORWAY; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 36448934520     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9095-2     Document Type: Article

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