Quality of life of couples dealing with cancer: Dyadic and individual adjustment among breast and prostate cancer survivors and their spousal caregivers

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-238

  Kim, Youngmee ^a   Kashy, Deborah A ^b   Wellisch, David K ^c   Spillers, Rachel L ^a   Kaw, Chiew Kwei ^a   Smith, Tenbroeck G ^a  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyadic adjustment; Psychological distress; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 42249110691     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-008-9026-y     Document Type: Article

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