Emotional coping differences among breast cancer patients from an online support group: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Batenburg, Anika ^a   Das, Enny ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coping style; Emotions; Internet; Online systems; Self help groups; Social support; Support groups

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COPING STYLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUPS;

COPING STYLE; EMOTIONS; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUPS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84897661171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2831     Document Type: Article

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