Feeling like a burden: Exploring the perspectives of patients at the end of life

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 417-427

  McPherson, Christine J ^a,c   Wilson, Keith G ^b   Murray, Mary Ann ^c  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burden; Canada; Cancer; End of life; Patient; Self perceived burden

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF ESTEEM; SELF PERCEIVED BURDEN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONTARIO; TERMINALLY ILL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; OTTAWA;

EID: 33845383436     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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