Advanced cancer at home: Caregiving and bereavement

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-136

  Ferrario, Silvia Rossi ^a   Cardillo, Venerando ^b   Vicario, Franco ^b   Balzarini, Elena ^b   Zotti, Anna Maria ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Ospedale SS Trinita   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Cancer; Caregiving; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MOURNING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 1642412043     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm870oa     Document Type: Article

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