Level and direction of hope in cancer patients: An exploratory longitudinal study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-499

  Sanatani, Michael ^a   Schreier, Gil ^b   Stitt, Larry ^c  

^a LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Coping; Hope; Quality of life; Treatment intent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; EMOTIONALITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOPE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41849124914     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0336-6     Document Type: Article

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