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Dedey, Florence; Wu, Lily; Ayettey, Hannah; Sanuade, Olutobi A.; Akingbola, Titilola S.; Hewlett, Sandra A.; Tayo, Bamidele O.; Cole, Helen V.; de-Graft Aikins, Ama; Ogedegbe, Gbenga; Adanu, Richard – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women in Ghana. Data are limited on the predictors of poor outcomes in breast cancer patients in low-income countries; however, prolonged waiting time has been implicated. Among breast cancer patients who received treatment at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Schools, Cancer, Time Perspective
Lewallen, Andrea – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Introduction: Little is known about how group cohesion develops in online support group communities. Previous research suggests that message content, self-disclosure, and emotional expression may be central to this process. The purpose of this study was to identify linguistic and qualitative characteristics of participants' messages that…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Prediction, Qualitative Research, Regression (Statistics)
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Chen, Edith; Zeltzer, Lonnie K.; Craske, Michelle G.; Katz, Ernest R. – Child Development, 2000
Examined memory of 3- to 18-year-olds with leukemia regarding lumbar punctures (LP). Found that children displayed considerable accuracy for event details, with accuracy increasing with age. Use of Versed (anxiolytic medication described as a "memory blocker") was not related to recall. Higher distress predicted greater exaggerations in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cancer, Children, Comparative Analysis