Religiosity and physical and emotional functioning among African American and white colorectal and lung cancer patients

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 372-393

  Holt, Cheryl L ^a   Oster, Robert A ^b   Clay, Kimberly S ^c   Urmie, Julie ^d   Fouad, Mona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; cancer patients; oncology; quality of life; religiosity; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION;

EID: 79961145726     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2011.582634     Document Type: Review

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