Relationship vulnerabilities during breast cancer: Patient and partner perspectives

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1311-1322

  Fergus, Karen D ^a,b   Gray, Ross E ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Breast cancer; Cancer; Coping; Oncology; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROLE STRESS; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SPOUSE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 72449208045     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1555     Document Type: Article

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