Existential aspects are neglected in the evaluation of support-intervention in breast cancer patients

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 807-809

  Lindemalm, Christina ^a   Granstam Björneklett, Helena ^b,c   Bergkvist, Leif ^b,c   Ojutkangas, Marja Leena ^c   Strang, Peter ^d,e  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e Stockholms Sjukhems FoUU   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; EMOTION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SUPPORT GROUP;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84863860075     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2012.681699     Document Type: Letter

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