Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of terminally ill patients with cancer

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-43

  Goldstein, Nathan E ^a,b   Concato, John ^b,c   Fried, Terri R ^b,c   Kasl, Stanislav V ^b   Johnson Hurzeler, Rosemary ^d   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Connecticut Hospice ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442701438     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970402000108     Document Type: Article

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