Psychometric properties of the death anxiety scale (DAS) among terminally ill cancer patients

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-371

  Royal, Kenneth D ^a   Elahi, Fereshte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Wholesome Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; death anxiety; psychometrics; Rasch measurement; validation study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEATH ANXIETY SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TERMINALLY ILL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961139751     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2011.582639     Document Type: Article

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