A randomised controlled trial of support group intervention after breast cancer treatment: Results on anxiety and depression

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-207

  Björneklett, Helena Granstam ^a   Lindemalm, Christina ^b   Rosenblad, Andreas ^a   Ojutkangas, Marja Leena ^a   Letocha, Henry ^a   Strang, Peter ^c   Bergkvist, Leif ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; TAMOXIFEN; TRASTUZUMAB;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 84856411969     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2011.610352     Document Type: Article

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