Perceptual consistency of pain and quality of life between hospice cancer patients and family caregivers: A pilot study

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1686-1691

  Tu, M S ^a,b   Chiou, C P ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 34548604754     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01347.x     Document Type: Article

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