Shame, guilt, and communication in lung cancer patients and their partners

Current Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages e718-e722

  Dirkse, D ^a   Giese Davis, J ^a,b   Lamont, L ^b   Li, Y ^b   Simonic A ^c   Bebb, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c The University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Guilt; Lung cancer; Relationships; Shame; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LOCKE WALLACE SHORT MARITAL ADJUSTMENT TEST; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MARRIAGE; MESOTHELIOMA; NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHAME; SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; SMOKING; STATE SHAME AND GUILT SCALE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84907799180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.21.2034     Document Type: Article

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