An exploratory study of positive life changes in Turkish women diagnosed with breast cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-173

  Kucukkaya, Perihan Guner ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Positive life changes; Posttraumatic growth; Prevalence; Turkish women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 77249165491     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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