Improving Well-Being in Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients. Making the Case for Patient Suffering as a Focus for Intervention Research

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 539-546

  Hebert, Randy S ^a   Arnold, Robert M ^a   Schulz, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; intervention studies; stress; suffering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; WELLBEING;

CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; PAIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 35548994908     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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