Long-term follow-up of a randomized study of support group intervention in women with primary breast cancer

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 346-353

  Björneklett, Helena Granstam ^a,c   Rosenblad, Andreas ^c   Lindemalm, Christina ^b   Ojutkangas, Marja Leena ^c   Letocha, Henry ^a   Strang, Peter ^d   Bergkvist, Leif ^c,e  

^a Västmanlands County Hospital   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e Section of Vascular Surgery   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Breast cancer; Depression; Fatigue; Health related quality of life; Long term follow up; Support group intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER MODULE QUESTIONNAIRE; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWEGIAN VERSION OF THE FATIGUE SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875238840     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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