Quality of life of cancer patients and their spouses in palliative home care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-39

  Axelsson, Bertil ^a,b   Sjödén, Per Olow ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Neoplasms; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0031963882     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921698676629560     Document Type: Article

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