A parallel-group, randomised controlled trial of a multimedia, self-directed, coping skills training intervention for patients with cancer and their partners: Design and rationale

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Lambert, Sylvie D ^a   Girgis, Afaf ^b   McElduff, Patrick ^c   Turner, Jane ^d   Levesque, Janelle V ^b   Kayser, Karen ^e   Mihalopoulos, Cathrine ^f   Shih, Sophy T F ^f   Barker, Daniel ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^f DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MELANOMA; MULTIMEDIA; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84883312185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003337     Document Type: Review

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