A Preliminary Study on the Emotional Distress of Patients with Terminal-Stage Cancer: A Questionnaire Survey of 1380 Bereaved Families over a 12-Year Period

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 80-83

  Seo, Yousuke ^a  

^a NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer patient; Emotional distress; Terminal stage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINALLY ILL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0031112650     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/27.2.80     Document Type: Article

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