Perceived stress mediates the effects of social support on health-related quality of life among men treated for localized prostate cancer

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 587-590

  Zhou, Eric S ^a,d   Penedo, Frank J ^a,b,c,d   Lewis, John E ^d   Rasheed, Mikal ^a,d   Traeger, Lara ^a,d   Lechner, Suzanne ^b,d   Soloway, Mark ^b,d   Kava, Bruce R ^b,d   Antoni, Michael H ^a,b,d  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Perceived stress; Prostate cancer; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78649442625     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.04.019     Document Type: Article

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