A longitudinal analysis of humor coping and quality of life in systemic sclerosis

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 553-566

  Merz, Erin L ^a   Malcarne, Vanessa L ^a,b   Hansdottir, Ingunn ^a,c   Furst, Daniel E ^d   Clements, Philip J ^b   Weisman, Michael H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAA National Center of Addiction Medicine   (Iceland)

^e CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Chronic disease; Humor coping; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 70449109678     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500903111798     Document Type: Article

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