Why do oncology outpatients who report emotional distress decline help?

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 812-818

  Clover, Kerrie Ann ^a,b   Mitchell, Alex J ^c   Britton, Ben ^a,b   Carter, Gregory ^a,b  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; cancer; depression; distress; help seeking; oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SCORE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENDER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCH 6 SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84936998038     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3729     Document Type: Article

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