Psychosocial characteristics associated with breast cancer survivors intimate partners needs for information and support after primary breast cancer treatment

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Pauwels, Evelyn ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Charlier, Caroline ^a,b   Lechner, Lilian ^b   Van Hoof, Elke ^c,d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

breast cancer; care needs; partners; psychosocial characteristics; survivorship

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MARRIAGE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856931444     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2011.633982     Document Type: Article

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