How relevant is marital status and gender variables in coping with colorectal cancer? A sample of middle-aged and older cancer survivors

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 866-874

  Goldzweig, Gil ^a   Andritsch, Elisabeth ^b   Hubert, Ayala ^c   Walach, Natalio ^d   Perry, Shlomit ^e   Brenner, Baruch ^e   Baider, Lea ^c  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Distress; Gender; Marital status; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIRITUAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANXIETY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70349615612     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1499     Document Type: Article

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