Social support and quality of life among Chinese breast cancer survivors: Findings from a mixed methods study

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 788-796

  Cheng, Huilin ^a   Sit, Janet W H ^a   Chan, Carmen W H ^a   So, Winnie K W ^a   Choi, Kai Chow ^a   Cheng, Karis K F ^b  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer survivorship; Mixed methods study; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER SURVIVORSHIP; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED METHODS STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVORSHIP; MIXED METHODS STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHINA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84888042987     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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