Exploring the relationship between coping, social support and health-related quality of life for prostate cancer survivors: A review of the literature

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 750-759

  Paterson, Catherine ^a   Jones, Martyn ^a   Rattray, Janice ^a   Lauder, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Oncology; Prostate cancer; Psycho social; Social support; Structured review; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHO-SOCIAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STRUCTURED REVIEW; SURVIVOR; SURVIVORSHIP;

HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; ONCOLOGY; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHO-SOCIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED REVIEW; SURVIVORSHIP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84888060709     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.04.002     Document Type: Review

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