Breast and ovarian cancer survivors' experience of participating in a cognitive-existential group intervention addressing fear of cancer recurrence

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 433-440

  Maheu, Christine ^a,b   Lebel, Sophie ^c   Tomei, Christina ^c   Singh, Mina ^d   Esplen, Mary Jane ^e,f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast and ovarian cancer; Cognitive existential approach; Fear of cancer recurrence; Group intervention; Participation satisfaction; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXISTENTIALISM; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXISTENTIALISM; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84939794755     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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