Uptake and attrition in couple-based interventions for cancer: Perspectives from the literature

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2639-2647

  Regan, Tim ^a   Lambert, Sylvie D ^b,c   Kelly, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer; couples; intervention; oncology; uptake

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; COUPLE BASED INTERVENTION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FAMILY THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

CANCER; COUPLES; INTERVENTION; ONCOLOGY; UPTAKE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPOUSES;

EID: 84890129050     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3342     Document Type: Review

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