Psychosocial interventions and quality of life in gynaecological cancer patients: A systematic review

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 795-810

  Hersch, Jolyn ^a   Juraskova, Ilona ^a   Price, Melanie ^a   Mullan, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gynaecological cancer; Gynaecological oncology; Psychosocial interventions; Quality of life; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOUCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BODY IMAGE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CONCEPT; SICK ROLE; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349625799     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1443     Document Type: Review

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