The cancer empowerment questionnaire: Psychological empowerment in breast cancer survivors

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 565-583

  Van Den Berg, Sanne W ^a   Van Amstel, Floortje K Ploos ^a   Ottevanger, Petronella B ^a   Gielissen, Marieke F M ^a   Prins, Judith B ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adjustment; breast cancer; empowerment; oncology; personal strengths; survivors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EMPOWERMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; CANCER SURVIVOR; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84884558642     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2013.825361     Document Type: Article

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