The Meaning-Making intervention (MMi) appears to increase meaning in life in advanced ovarian cancer: A randomized controlled pilot study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1340-1347

  Henry, Melissa ^a,b   Cohen, S Robin ^a,b   Lee, Virginia ^a,c   Sauthier, Philippe ^d,e   Provencher, Diane ^d,e   Drouin, Pierre ^d,e   Gauthier, Philippe ^d,e   Gotlieb, Walter ^a,b   Lau, Susie ^a,b   Drummond, Nancy ^a,b   Gilbert, Lucy ^a,c   Stanimir, Gerald ^a,c   Sturgeon, Jeremy ^a,c   Chasen, Martin ^a,c   Mitchell, Julie ^a   Huang, Lina Nuoxin ^a   Ferland, Mira Klode ^a   Mayo, Nancy ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

advanced ovarian cancer; existential; intervention; oncology; psychosocial; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXISTENTIALISM; HUMAN; MEANING-MAKING INTERVENTION; OPTIMISM; OVARY CANCER; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649922303     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1764     Document Type: Article

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