Factor structure of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in individuals with advanced cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-263

  Nissim, Rinat ^a   Flora, David B ^b   Cribbie, Robert A ^b   Zimmermann, Camilla ^c,d   Gagliese, Lucia ^a,b,c   Rodin, Gary ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced illness; Cancer; Factor analysis; Hopelessness; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649203313     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1540     Document Type: Article

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