Journal article
Quality of life in a randomized trial of group psychosocial support in metastatic breast cancer: overall effects of the intervention and an exploration of missing data.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of a standardized group psychosocial intervention on health-related quality of life (HrQOL) in women with metastatic breast cancer and to explore the effect of missing data in HrQOL analyses.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 1993 and 1998, seven Canadian centers randomly assigned 235 eligible women to participate in a weekly, 90-minute, therapist-led support group that adhered to principles of supportive-expressive …
Authors
Bordeleau L; Szalai JP; Ennis M; Leszcz M; Speca M; Sela R; Doll R; Chochinov HM; Navarro M; Arnold A
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 21, No. 10, pp. 1944–1951
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
May 15, 2003
DOI
10.1200/jco.2003.04.080
ISSN
0732-183X