The Portuguese version of the Body Image Scale (BIS) - psychometric properties in a sample of breast cancer patients

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-118

  Moreira, Helena ^a,b   Silva, Sónia ^a,b   Marques, Andreia ^a   Canavarro, Maria Cristina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body image; Body image scale; Breast cancer; Cancer; EORTC; Instrument; Portuguese version

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST TUMOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 77249107537     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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