Prevalence and associates of psychological distress in haematological cancer survivors

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 4413-4422

  Hall, Alix E ^a,b   Sanson Fisher, Rob W ^a,b   Carey, Mariko L ^a,b   Paul, Chris ^a,b   Williamson, Anna ^c   Bradstock, Ken ^d,e   Campbell, H Sharon ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Leukaemia Foundation   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Distress; Geographical location; Haematological cancer; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; STRESS; URBAN AREA; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973137391     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3282-3     Document Type: Article

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