Communication online with fellow cancer patients: Writing to be remembered, gain strength, and find survivors

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1572-1581

  Chiu, Yu Chan ^a   Hsieh, Yu Ling ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cancer; communication; coping; Internet; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE METHODS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; TAIWAN;

CANCER; COMMUNICATION; COPING; INTERNET; QUALITATIVE METHODS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNICATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84888235523     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312465915     Document Type: Article

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