Elissa A Kolva

Biographic Data

ID7547962
NAMEElissa A Kolva
GIVEN NAMESElissa A
FAMILY NAMEKolva
SIGNATUREKOLVA E A
AFFILIATIONSFordham University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS1
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT1
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX0

  • Conceptualizing prognostic awareness in advanced cancer

    Open AccessAllison J Applebaum, Elissa A Kolva et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2014

    This systematic review synthesizes the complex literature on prognostic awareness in cancer. A total of 37 studies examining cancer patients’ understanding of their prognosis were included. Prognostic awareness definitions and assessment methods were inconsistent across studies. A surprisingly high percentage of patients (up to 75%) were unaware of their poor prognosis, and in several studies, even their cancer diagnosis (up to 96%), particularly…