Interest in a psycho-educational group intervention among out-patients with malignant melanoma in relation to their need: Which patients are likely to participate?

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1179-1188

  Winzer, Alexandra ^a   Hoppe, Annekatrin ^a   Altenhoff, Jürgen ^a   Kuwert, Christoph ^a   Koch, Uwe ^a   Schulz, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Malignant melanoma; Needs; Oncology; Psychoeducational groups; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HORNHEIDE QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; IN-TRANSIT METASTASIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MENTAL STRESS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70449657833     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1164     Document Type: Article

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