Open AccessIranian Cancer Patient Perceptions of Prognosis and the Relationship to Hope
Author(s) -
Alehe Seyedrasooli,
Azad Rahmani,
A. Fuchsia Howard,
Vahid Zamanzadeh,
Asghar Mohammadpoorasl,
Raha Aliashrafi,
Vahid Pakpour
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of cancer prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2476-762X
pISSN - 1513-7368
DOI - 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.15.6205
Subject(s) - cancer , perception , medicine , disease , clinical psychology , oncology , psychology , neuroscience
The aim of this study was to investigate Iranian cancer patient perceptions of their prognosis, factors that influence perceptions of prognosis and the effect this has on patient level of hope.