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Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies

Conceptual and Measurement Issues

By: Mark R Somerfield,Barbara Curbow

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Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies

Conceptual and Measurement Issues

By: Mark R Somerfield,Barbara Curbow

Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies reviews the literature on selected psychosocial resource variables in cancer in order to raise and examine conceptual and methodological issues and to offer suggestions for future directions in the field. It provides investigators and clinicians with a systematic treatment of the state of the art in research on specific resource factors and provides a careful consideration of more generic methodological and statistical issues in this research context. Editors Curbow and Somerfield define resources as aspects of a person or environment that are brought to bear on the maintenance or restoration of adaptation under taxing conditions. They hope Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies is just the beginning of an ongoing discussion within the field of psychosocial oncology on the nature and use of resource variables. The book’s topics are crucial since researchers appear to be committed to using resource variables to explain outcomes. Also, resource variables are increasingly considered as explanatory concepts in quality-of-life research. Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies offers critical reviews of the major resource variables investigated in contemporary psychosocial oncology research. It provides timely information on vital issues in this research, emphasizing studies of the influence of personal and social resources on adaptation to cancer. Chapters cover topics such as: the use of resource variables in the explanation of individual differences in adaptation to cancer and cancer treatment theories, measures, and methodological issues in the use of perceived control the use of the transactional model of coping to examine issues surrounding coping and the management of cancer demands religion and spirituality as resources in coping with cancer social support in adaptation to cancer and survival the clinical usefulness of research on psychosocial resources major measures of psychological functioning in psychosocial oncology research statistical and analytical issues in the use of resource variables roles of qualitative and quantitative approaches in exploring resource variables The editors begin with an overview of the oncology field and offer comments on issues that can be generalized to all psychosocial resource variables. Next is a presentation of a series of review papers on selected resource variables, including perceived control, coping, religion and spirituality, and social support, followed by a discussion of the clinical utility of research on these resource variables. The book concludes with a discussion of important cross-cutting methodological issues, including the selection of psychological functioning outcome measures, the statistical analysis of resource variables, and quantitative versus qualitative approaches. Psychosocial Reource Variables in Cancer is a valuable reference and guide for health psychologists, clinical health psychologists, clinical social workers in oncology, medical sociologists, medical anthropologists, and oncology nurses. It may also serve as important reading material for courses in health psychology, physiological factors in health and illness, personality and diseases, and stress and coping.

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Routledge

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1317939336

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Cancer Nursing

Principles and Practice

By: Connie Henke Yarbro,Yarbro,Debra Wujcik,Barbara Holmes Gobel

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Cancer Nursing

Principles and Practice

By: Connie Henke Yarbro,Yarbro,Debra Wujcik,Barbara Holmes Gobel

Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition. A new and revised version of this best-selling reference! For over eighteen years, best-selling Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice has provided oncology nurses with the latest information on new trends in the rapidly changing science of oncology. Now, in its Seventh Edition, Cancer Nursing has been completely revised and updated to reflect key new developments. New topics covered include targeted therapy, hypersensitivity reactions, mucositis, and family and caregiver issues. With 27 new chapters featuring insights from key authors, the Seventh Edition is a must-have resource for every oncology nurse.

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1985

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449618294

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Storied Health and Illness

Communicating Personal, Cultural, and Political Complexities

By: Jill Yamasaki,Patricia Geist-Martin,Barbara F. Sharf

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Storied Health and Illness

Communicating Personal, Cultural, and Political Complexities

By: Jill Yamasaki,Patricia Geist-Martin,Barbara F. Sharf

Health and illness are storied experiences that necessarily entail personal, cultural, and political complexities. For all of us, communicating about health and illness requires a continuous negotiation of these complexities and a delicate balance between what we learn about the biology of disease from providers and our own very personal, subjective experiences of being ill. Storied Health and Illness brings together dozens of noteworthy scholars, both established and emerging, in a provocative collection that embraces narrative ways of knowing to think about, analyze, and reconsider our own and others’ health beliefs, behaviors, and communication. Comprehensive content reflects the editors’ substantial research in integrative health, narrative care, and innovative ways of improving well-being and quality of life in personal relationships, healthcare, the workplace, and community settings. Unique narrative approaches to the study of health communication include: • 14 chapters written by 22 contributors who use engaging stories from their own research or personal experience to introduce and ground foundational communication concepts in healthcare, health promotion, community support, organizational wellness, and other health-related sites of interest. • Compelling stories of individuals living with the inherent challenges and unexpected opportunities of mental illness, addiction, aging, cancer, dialysis, sexual harassment, miscarriage, obesity, alopecia, breastfeeding, health threats to immigrant workers, developmental differences, and youth gun violence. • 36 Health Communication in Action (HCIA) sidebars that highlight applied research of innovative health communication scholars in their own words and then prompt readers to think more deeply about their own perspectives and experiences. • Theorizing Practice boxes that encourage readers to reflect on stories that describe significant experiences in their own and others’ lives as they consider assumptions and enlarge their viewpoints in previously unimagined ways.

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Waveland Press

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1478633913

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Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

By: Daniel M. Albert,Joan W. Miller,Dimitri T. Azar,Barbara A. Blodi

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Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

By: Daniel M. Albert,Joan W. Miller,Dimitri T. Azar,Barbara A. Blodi

Inside the 3rd edition of this esteemed masterwork, hundreds of the most distinguished authorities from around the world provide today's best answers to every question that arises in your practice. They deliver in-depth guidance on new diagnostic approaches, operative technique, and treatment option, as well as cogent explanations of every new scientific concept and its clinical importance. With its new streamlined, more user-friendly, full-color format, this 3rd edition makes reference much faster, easier, and more versatile. More than ever, it's the source you need to efficiently and confidently overcome any clinical challenge you may face. Comprehensive, authoritative, and richly illustrated coverage of every scientific and clinical principle in ophthalmology ensures that you will always be able to find the guidance you need to diagnose and manage your patients' ocular problems and meet today's standards of care. Updates include completely new sections on "Refractive Surgery" and "Ethics and Professionalism"... an updated and expanded "Geneitcs" section... an updated "Retina" section featuring OCT imaging and new drug therapies for macular degeneration... and many other important new developments that affect your patient care. A streamlined format and a new, more user-friendly full-color design - with many at-a-glance summary tables, algorithms, boxes, diagrams, and thousands of phenomenal color illustrations - allows you to locate the assistance you need more rapidly than ever.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437721117

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Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies

Conceptual and Measurement Issues

By: Mark R Somerfield,Barbara Curbow

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Conceptual and Measurement Issues

By: Mark R Somerfield,Barbara Curbow

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1317939328

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Just Barbara

My Story

By: Barbara Woodhouse

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Just Barbara

My Story

By: Barbara Woodhouse

The animal trainer recounts her Dublin childhood, her travels, her marriage, and her experiences as a dog trainer, horse breaker, importer of polo ponies, author, and television personality

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Just Barbara

My Story

By: Barbara Woodhouse

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My Story

By: Barbara Woodhouse

The animal trainer recounts her Dublin childhood, her travels, her marriage, and her experiences as a dog trainer, horse breaker, importer of polo ponies, author, and television personality

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0425106985

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The Life and Times of Barbara Wilson

By: Matthew Wilson

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The Life and Times of Barbara Wilson

By: Matthew Wilson

The author wishes it to be known that the content of this book is authentic and true - messages sent from the Spirit World by Matthew's wife Barbara. When she passed over into the spiritual realms, that could have been the end of the book but Barbara is s

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Fastprint Publishing

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1780357249

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Is Baba in Yo' House?

A Memoir by Barbara Davidson

By: Barbara Davidson

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Is Baba in Yo' House?

A Memoir by Barbara Davidson

By: Barbara Davidson

A memoir by Barbara Davidson

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1500999350

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Hard Candy

By: Barbara Condos

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Hard Candy

By: Barbara Condos

Haunted by the tragic early deaths of her entire family from Hodgkin's disease, Barbara Condos (Beautifully Kept) used her beauty and her wit to get through her extraordinary life--a life filled with fame, riches, heartbreak, and at last self-acceptance.

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William Morrow & Company

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0688044778

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Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies

Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies

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Storied Health and Illness

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Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies

Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies

Just Barbara

Just Barbara

Just Barbara

Just Barbara

The Life and Times of Barbara Wilson

The Life and Times of Barbara Wilson

Is Baba in Yo' House?

Is Baba in Yo' House?

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