A pilot, multisite, randomized controlled trial of a self-directed coping skills training intervention for couples facing prostate cancer: accrual, retention, and data collection issues

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 711-722

  Lambert, Sylvie D ^a,c   McElduff, Patrick ^b   Girgis, Afaf ^c   Levesque, Janelle V ^c   Regan, Tim W ^d   Turner, Jane ^e   Candler, Hayley ^c   Mihalopoulos, Cathrine ^f   Shih, Sophy T F ^f   Kayser, Karen ^g   Chong, Peter ^h  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^h Division of Vascular Surgery   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Coping; Partners; Pilot study; Self care; Self directed intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ETHICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TUMOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY SIZE; PROCEDURES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84952874861     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2833-3     Document Type: Article

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