Protective Buffering and Emotional Desynchrony Among Spousal Caregivers of Cancer Patients

Health Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 635-643

  Langer, Shelby L ^a,b   Rudd, Michael E ^a,c   Syrjala, Karen L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; caregivers; communicative channel; emotional expression; protective buffering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SELF DISCLOSURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 34748848058     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.5.635     Document Type: Article

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