Who benefits from psychosocial interventions in oncology? A systematic review of psychological moderators of treatment outcome

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 658-673

  Tamagawa, Rie ^a,b   Garland, Sheila ^c   Vaska, Marcus ^d   Carlson, Linda E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Personality; Psychosocial intervention; Quality of life; Self efficacy; Social support

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902807823     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9398-0     Document Type: Review

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