180 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
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Denial in cancer patients is a well-known concept. The definition of denial, however, is not unequivocal and covers different ways of evading painful events or feelings. This thesis studies denial and its relation to the quality of life in lung cancer patients. To assess the level of denial the ‘Denial of Cancer Interview’ (DCI) was developed. Denial was measured at different time points in the... Read more
Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: ‘Doctor, I don’t want to know’: an investigation of denial in lung cancer patients, Chapter 3: Denial in Cancer Patients, an explorative review, Chapter 4: The Denial of Cancer Interview: development and first assessment of psychometric properties in lung cancer patients, Chapter 5: Denial in lung cancer patients, a longitudinal study, Chapter 6: Denial and physical outcomes in lung cancer patients a longitudinal study, Chapter 7: Denial and social and emotional outcomes in lung cancer patients: the protective effect of denial, Chapter 8: Summary and general discussion, APPENDIX, Samenvatting, Dankwoord, Epiloog, Curriculum vitae
Biography
M.S. Vos, psychiatrist, M.D., PhD Denial and quality of life in lung cancer patients. Bronovo Hospital, The Hague.
