A brief self-administered psychological intervention to improve well-being in patients with cancer: Results from a feasibility study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1323-1326

  Ramachandra, Pranathi ^a   Booth, Sara ^b   Pieters, Thirza ^c   Vrotsou, Kalliopi ^d,f   Huppert, Felicia A ^e  

^a WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer; Intervention; Psychological; Self administered; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANXIETY; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 72449152680     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1516     Document Type: Article

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