Effectiveness of a patient self-management programme for breast cancer as a chronic illness: A non-randomised controlled clinical trial

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 331-342

  Loh, Siew Yim ^a   Packer, Tanya ^b   Chinna, Karuthan ^a   Quek, Kia Fatt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer survivors; Distress; Participation; Patient self management; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881232579     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-013-0274-x     Document Type: Article

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