Cognitive and emotional aspects of fear of recurrence: Predictors and relations with adjustment in young to middle-aged cancer survivors

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1630-1638

  Park, Crystal L ^a   Cho, Dalnim ^a   Blank, Thomas O ^a   Wortmann, Jennifer H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer survivorship; fear of recurrence; oncology; perceived risk; spirituality; worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION;

CANCER SURVIVORSHIP; FEAR OF RECURRENCE; ONCOLOGY; PERCEIVED RISK; SPIRITUALITY; WORRY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879956995     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3195     Document Type: Article

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