| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Schroevers, M.J.; Ranchor, A.V.; Sanderman, R. |
| Title | Adjustment to Cancer in the 8 Years following Diagnosis: A Longitudinal Study comparing Cancer Survivors with Healthy Individuals. |
| Source | Social Science & Medicine, 2006, Vol. 63, 598 - 610 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.02.008 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Cancer patients and controls, the Netherlands, 8 years after diagnosis, 1998 -? |
| 1998-? | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Respondents N = | 206 |
| Non Response | 50 |
| main reasons: ill health, death and unwillingness | |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| paper-and-pencil questionnaire and interview | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on four questions: Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding. A In most ways my life is close to ideal B The conditions of my life are excellent C I am satisfied with my life D So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life Answers rated: 7 strongly agree 6 agree 5 slightly agree 4 neither agree nor disagree 3 slightly disagree 2 disagree 1 strongly disagree Computation: A+B+C+D divided by 4 Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (In the original scale item 5 reads: 'If I could live my life over, I would change nothing'. This item is left out in this selection because a positive answer to this question does not necessarily mean that the respondent doesn't like the life he/she actually lives.) |
| Classification | O-Sum-u-mq-v-7-a |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Cancer patients | H14ad02 | Neoplasms (cancer) (c00-d48) |