A qualitative assessment of psychosocial impact, coping and adjustment in high-risk melanoma patients and caregivers

Melanoma Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 252-260

  Tan, Jason D ^a   Butow, Phyllis N ^a   Boyle, Frances M ^b,c   Saw, Robyn P M ^a,b,d   O'Reilly, Amanda J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MELANOMA INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation; adjustment; coping; impact; melanoma; psychological; psychosocial; qualitative; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA BASE; DEFORMITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WATCHFUL WAITING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CANCER STAGING; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84899945677     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: 14735636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000059     Document Type: Article

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