The religiosity/spirituality of Latina breast cancer survivors and influence on health-related quality of life

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 831-840

  Wildes, Kimberly A ^a   Miller, Alexander R ^b   de Majors, Sandra San Miguel ^a   Ramirez, Amelie G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Texas Cancer Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Health related quality of life; Latina; Oncology; Religiosity spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SPIRITUAL CARE; WELLBEING;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70349618616     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1475     Document Type: Article

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