Mediators of change in psychosocial interventions for cancer patients: A systematic review

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 90-114

  Moyer, Anne ^a   Goldenberg, Matthew ^a   Hall, Matthew A ^a   Knapp Oliver, Sarah K ^b   Sohl, Stephanie J ^c   Sarma, Elizabeth A ^a   Schneider, Stefan ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern Vermont College   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; intervention; psychosocial; quality of life; treatment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84865214565     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2012.695412     Document Type: Review

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