Representativeness of two sampling procedures for an internet intervention targeting cancer-related distress: A comparison of convenience and registry samples

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 630-641

  Owen, Jason E ^a   Bantum, Erin O'Carroll ^b   Criswell, Kevin ^a   Bazzo, Julie ^a   Gorlick, Amanda ^a   Stanton, Annette L ^c  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Distress; Internet; Quality of life; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

AGE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELECTION BIAS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELECTION BIAS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905091776     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-013-9509-6     Document Type: Article

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