General perceived self-efficacy: Validation analysis in Greek cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1317-1322

  Mystakidou, Kyriaki ^a   Parpa, Efi ^a   Tsilika, Eleni ^a   Galanos, Antonis ^a   Vlahos, Lambros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer; Palliative care; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PERCEIVED SELF EFFICACY SCALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55549130807     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0443-z     Document Type: Article

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