The generalizability of Caregiver Strain Index in family caregivers of cancer patients

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 823-829

  Chen, Mei Ling ^a   Hu, Ling Chen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Caregiver strain; Generalizability; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL STRESS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036830822     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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