Psychological distress, quality of life and coping in cancer patients: A prospective study

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 362-368

  Suthahar, Ariaratnam ^a   Gurpreet, K ^b   Ambigga, D ^a   Dhachayani, S ^c   Fuad, I ^c   Maniam, T ^c   Osman, C B ^a   Ainsah, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Cox regression analyst; Depression; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; SOLID TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849127605     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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