Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life of Women with Ovarian Cancer and Their Spouses

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 72-80

  Frost, Marlene H ^b   Johnson, Mary E ^c   Atherton, Pamela J ^c   Petersen, Wesley O ^a   Dose, Ann M ^c   Kasner, Melanie J ^b   Burger, Kelli N ^c   Sloan, Jeff A ^c   Pipe, Teri Britt ^c  

^a May Clinic   (United States)

^b Cancer Center   (United States)

^c May Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY SPIRITUAL WELL BEING EXPANDED VERSION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY CANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SPIRITUAL CARE; SPIRITUAL WELLBEING; SPOUSE; SYMPTOM DISTRESS SCALE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; SPOUSES;

EID: 84857656554     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: 1879596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suponc.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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