Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 61-68 , January 2008

Evaluation of a face-to-face psychosocial screening intervention for cancer patients: Acceptance and effects on quality of life

  • I. Bramsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Psychology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Freesiadal 22, 2317 HN Leiden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 71 5223327.
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  • M.H.M. van der Linden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Psychology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • F.J.M. Eskens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Social Work, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • E.M. Bijvank

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • C.J. van Groeningen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • H.J. Kaufman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Social Work, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • N.K. Aaronson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychosocial Research & Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 28 March 2007 ,Revised 3 September 2007 ,Accepted 16 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.09.010

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