The cognitive-spiritual dimension - An important addition to the assessment of quality of life: Validation of a questionnaire (SELT-M) in patients with advanced cancer

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1091-1096

  Van Wegberg, B ^a,b   Bacchi, M ^b   Heusser, P ^b   Helwig, S ^c   Schaad, R ^a   Von Rohr, E ^a   Bernhard, J ^b   Hurny C ^d   Castiglione, M ^b   Cerny, Th ^e  

^a University Hospital Insel

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Lukas Clinic   (Switzerland)

^d Kantonsspital St Gallen ^*  (Switzerland)

^e CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthroposophical medicine; Cognitive spiritual quality of life; Palliative medicine and supportive care; Psychometric validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COGNITION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPIRITUALISM;

EID: 7844234375     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008343219970     Document Type: Article

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