Psychological adjustment of cancer caregivers with multiple roles

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 795-804

  Kim, Youngmee ^a   Baker, Frank ^a   Spillers, Rachel L ^a   Wellisch, David K ^b  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregivers; Caregiving stress; Psychological adjustment; Roles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748782221     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1013     Document Type: Article

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