Do changes in illness perceptions predict changes in psychological distress among oesophageal cancer survivors?

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 500-509

  Dempster, Martin ^a   McCorry, Noleen K ^a   Brennan, Emma ^a   Donnelly, Michael ^a   Murray, Liam J ^a   Johnston, Brian T ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; Cancer; depression; illness perceptions; oesophagus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 79953330330     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310386633     Document Type: Article

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