Conceptual analysis of suffering in cancer: A systematic review

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 977-986

  Best, Megan ^a   Aldridge, Lynley ^a   Butow, Phyllis ^a   Olver, Ian ^b   Webster, Fleur ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Cancer Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIENATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CANCER PATIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPATHY; HELPLESSNESS; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MEANINGLESSNESS; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SUFFERING; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOGENIC PAIN; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CONCEPT FORMATION; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY;

CONCEPT FORMATION; EXPRESSED EMOTION; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84941173076     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3795     Document Type: Review

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