Measuring social relational quality in colorectal cancer: The Social Relational Quality Scale (SRQS)

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1097-1105

  Hou, Wai Kai ^a   Lam, Wendy Wing Tak ^a   Chi, Ching Law ^b   Yiu, Tung Fu ^b   Fielding, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adaptation resources; Chinese; Colorectal cancer; Family intimacy and commitment; Friendships; Social relational quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHINESE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL RELATIONAL QUALITY SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHINA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70449379431     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1500     Document Type: Article

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