Psychosexual distress in women with gynecologic cancer: A feasibility study of an online support group

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 930-935

  Classen, Catherine C ^a,b   Chivers, Meredith L ^c   Urowitz, Sara ^b   Barbera, Lisa ^b,d   Wiljer, David ^b,d   O'Rinn, Susan ^a   Ferguson, Sarah E ^b,d  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

gynecologic cancer; oncology; online intervention; psychosexual distress; sexuality; support group

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALITY; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876048842     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3058     Document Type: Article

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