Why do women treated for breast cancer report good health despite disease or disability? A pilot study

Journal/Book: Psychol Rep. 1999; 84: P O Box 9229, Missoula, MT 59807, USA. Psychological Reports. 392-394.

Abstract: Few studies have explained the basis on which people with acknowledged physical pathology or disability report good self-perceived health. This limited qualitative study of 13 women identified two common pathways to subjective health taken by women treated for breast cancer, each involving a shift in emphasis from being healthy physically to being whole emotionally, relationally, or spiritually.

Note: Article Justice B, Univ Texas, Sch Publ Hlth, POB 20186, Houston,TX 77225 USA

Keyword(s): RELIGION; PAIN

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