Measuring the psychosocial health of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors: A critical review

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Clinton McHarg, Tara ^a   Carey, Mariko ^a   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^a   Shakeshaft, Anthony ^b   Rainbird, Kathy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Health Research Consultant   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER SURVIVORS QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; FACE VALIDITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MINNEAPOLIS MANCHESTER QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT; PEDIATRIC CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PERCEIVED ILLNESS EXPERIENCE SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RATING SCALE; RESPONSE VARIABLE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551629565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-25     Document Type: Review

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