An individual-based versus group-based exercise and counselling intervention for improving quality of life in breast cancer survivors. A feasibility and efficacy study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1136-1139

  Naumann, Fiona ^a   Munro, Aime ^b   Martin, Eric ^b   Magrani, Paula ^b   Buchan, Jena ^b   Smith, Cathie ^b   Piggott, Ben ^b   Philpott, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; counselling; exercise; oncology; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COUNSELING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867208669     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.2015     Document Type: Article

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