Effects of psycho-oncologic interventions on emotional distress and quality of life in adult patients with cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 782-793

  Faller, Hermann ^a,b   Schuler, Michael ^a   Richard, Matthias ^a   Heckl, Ulrike ^a   Weis, Joachim ^a   Kuffner, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875744988     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.40.8922     Document Type: Review

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