Meaning in life for patients with cancer: Validation of the Life Attitude Profile-Revised Scale

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 704-711

  Erci, Behice ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Instrument development; Life Attitude Profile Revised Scale; Meaning in life; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TERMINALLY ILL; TURKEY;

EID: 44349113136     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04658.x     Document Type: Article

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