Development of a method for rating cognitive responses to a diagnosis of cancer.
The development of a method for rating cognitive responses to the diagnosis of early breast cancer, lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease is described in the context both of recent coping theory and a previous study by this Unit relating outcome to response to diagnosis. The ratings are defined in a manual using simple language and avoiding assumptions about the functions of responses; examples are given.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013315:Stress, Psychological