Efficacy of an internet-based cognitive-behavioral intervention for long-term survivors of pediatric cancer: A pilot study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2075-2083

  Seitz, Diana Christine Maria ^a   Knaevelsrud, Christine ^b   Duran, Gabriele ^c   Waadt, Sabine ^c   Loos, Sabine ^a   Goldbeck, Lutz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer; Internet based psychotherapy; Long term survivor; Oncology; Post traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEAR; FEAR OF PROGRESSION RELAPSE QUESTIONNARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PILOT STUDY; POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DIAGNOSTIC SCALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRITING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905115504     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2193-4     Document Type: Article

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