A population-based study of the quality of life of cancer survivors and their family caregivers

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-133

  Mellon, Suzanne ^a   Northouse, Laurel L ^b   Weiss, Linda K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family caregiver; Quality of life; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33646691282     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200603000-00007     Document Type: Article

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