The Effects of Home Nursing Care for Patients During Terminal Illness on the Bereaved's Psychological Distress

Nursing Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-10

  McCorkle, Ruth ^a   Robinson, Linda ^c   Nuamah, Isaac ^a   Lev, Elise ^b   Benoliel, Jeanne Quint ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bereavement; Home nursing care; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOME CARE; LUNG TUMOR; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPOUSE; TERMINAL CARE;

BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; HOME CARE SERVICES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0031609152     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-199801000-00002     Document Type: Article

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