Short-term effectiveness of a web-based tailored intervention for cancer survivors on quality of life, anxiety, depression, and fatigue: randomized controlled trial

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 222-230

  Willems, Roy A ^a   Bolman, Catherine A W ^a   Mesters, Ilse ^b   Kanera, Iris M ^a   Beaulen, Audrey A J M ^a   Lechner, Lilian ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cancer; computer tailoring; eHealth; oncology; self management; survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING THERAPY; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CANCER SURVIVORS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84961233467     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4113     Document Type: Article

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