Survivor identity after colorectal cancer: Antecedents, prevalence and outcomes

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 962-969

  Chambers, Suzanne K ^a,b,c   Baade, Peter ^a,b,d   Meng, Xingqiong ^b   Youl, Pip ^a,b   Aitken, Joanne ^a,b,d   Dunn, Jeff ^a,b,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

benefit finding; cancer survivor identity; oncology; satisfaction with life; somatisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RECTUM CANCER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOMATIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865864733     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1991     Document Type: Article

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