Cognitive adaptation theory and quality of life in late-stage cancer patients

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 266-281

  Christianson, Heidi Fowell ^a   Weis, Jo M ^a   Fouad, Nadya A ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; cognitive adaptation theory; end of life; oncology; optimism; psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THEORY; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COGNITIVE ADAPTATION THEORY; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SARCOMA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SKIN CANCER; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877992036     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2013.778936     Document Type: Article

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