Predictors of the change in the expression of emotional support within an online breast cancer support group: A longitudinal study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-95

  Yoo, Woohyun ^a   Chih, Ming Yuan ^a   Kwon, Min Woo ^a   Yang, JungHwan ^a   Cho, Eunji ^a   McLaughlin, Bryan ^a   Namkoong, Kang ^b   Shah, Dhavan V ^a   Gustafson, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS); Computer mediated social support (CMSS) group; Expression effects; Latent Growth Curve (LGC) modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870773057     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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