Examining the effect of peer helping in a coping skills intervention: a randomized controlled trial for advanced gastrointestinal cancer patients and their family caregivers

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 515-528

  Mosher, Catherine E ^a   Secinti, Ekin ^a   Johns, Shelley A ^b   O’Neil, Bert H ^b   Helft, Paul R ^b   Shahda, Safi ^b   Jalal, Shadia I ^b   Champion, Victoria L ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Family caregivers; Gastrointestinal cancer; Peer helping; Psychosocial interventions; Spiritual well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER ACCEPTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 85020650292     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1620-7     Document Type: Article

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