Patient perception of disease control and psychological distress

Cancer Management and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 335-340

  Mazzotti, Eva ^a   Sebastiani, Claudia ^a   Marchetti, Paolo ^a,b  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Curability; Patient perception; Perceived control; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84867704470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CMAR.S35060     Document Type: Article

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