The caregiver quality of life index-cancer (CQOLC) scale: Revalidation in a home hospice setting

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 13-20

  Weitzner, Michael A ^a   Mcmillan, Susan C ^b  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033145985     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585979901500203     Document Type: Article

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