An exploratory factor analysis of the HAD was carried out in 568 cancer patients. Two distinct,
but correlated, factors emerged which corresponded to the questionnaire's anxiety and …

OBJECTIVE--To determine the effect of adjuvant psychological therapy on the quality of life
of patients with cancer. DESIGN--Prospective randomised controlled trial comparing the …

Background Women who are physically and sexually abused in childhood are at increased
risk of victimisation in adulthood. Research has concentrated on sexual revictimisation, and …

Objectives: To measure the prevalence of domestic violence among women attending general
practice; test the association between experience of domestic violence and demographic …

… Moorey and Greer 4 contend that adaptive fighting spirit in advanced disease involves
flexibly accepting the likelihood of death, but maximising control and engagement with life until …

… Phase III vaccine trials are designed to determine whether the vaccine will prevent the
disease in question and to assess the vaccine’s safety when administered to a large number of …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of nurse led follow up in the management of patients
with lung cancer. Design:Randomised controlled trial. Setting:Specialist cancer hospital and …

… jsou spolu s kognitou emocionálnû … , s obavami z recidivy, s hnûvem nemocného, kter se
cítí ukfiivdûn tím, Ïe onemocnûl. Zvlá‰tní laskav pfiístup musí bt orientován vÛãi pacientÛm s …

… it’s cancer, but I’ve just got to carry on as normal, there’s nothing I can do’. (ii) ‘It’s cancer. I …
of patients with breast cancer, Hodgkin’s disease and lymphoma revealed 68 separate kinds …

This study compared the effectiveness of two psychological treatments in a group of 57 patients
with various types of cancer attending the Royal Marsden Hospital. Patients referred for …