Psychosocial factors that influence men's help-seeking for cancer symptoms: A systematic synthesis of mixed methods research

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1222-1232

  Fish, Jennifer A ^a   Prichard, Ivanka ^b   Ettridge, Kerry ^c   Grunfeld, Elizabeth A ^d   Wilson, Carlene ^a,e  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^e CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer; gender; help seeking; oncology; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY; FEAR; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE BREAST CANCER; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROSTATE CANCER; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL NORM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 84943816963     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3912     Document Type: Article

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