Determinants of participation in cancer support groups: The role of health beliefs

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-100

  Sherman, Allen C ^a   Pennington, Jaymie ^b   Simonton, Stephanie ^a   Latif, Umaira ^a   Arent, Lenore ^a   Farley, Harriet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health beliefs; Support groups; Utilization rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARKANSAS; CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 45849103112     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705500801929601     Document Type: Article

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