Exploring the relationship between emotional intelligence and health-related quality of life in patients with cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-64

  Rey, Lourdes ^a   Extremera, Natalio ^a   Trillo, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

cancer; emotional intelligence; health related quality of life; oncology; personality traits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROSIS; PAIN; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WIDOW;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84872454705     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2012.703770     Document Type: Article

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