Spirituality as a core domain in the assessment of quality of life in oncology

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1121-1128

  Whitford, Hayley S ^a,b   Olver, Ian N ^a   Peterson, Melissa J ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Coping style; Oncology; Quality of life; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HELPLESSNESS; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SARCOMA; SCORING SYSTEM; URINARY TRACT CANCER; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SICK ROLE; SPIRITUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649170644     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1322     Document Type: Article

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