Perceived partner adaptation and psychosocial outcomes for newly diagnosed Stage I and Stage II breast cancer patients

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-58

  Brusilovskiy, Eugene ^a   Mitstifer, Meredith ^b   Salzer, Mark S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Distress; Partner adaptation; Social support; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 61649099327     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347330802614774     Document Type: Article

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