Quality of life among patients with a brain tumor and their carers

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 617-623

  Janda, Monika ^a,b,c,d   Steginga, Suzanne ^a,b,c,d   Langbecker, Danette ^a,b,c,d   Dunn, Jeff ^a,b,c,d   Walker, David ^a,b,c,d   Eakin, Elizabeth ^a,b,c,d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Brain tumors; Carers; Depression; Patients; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CANCER THERAPY GENERAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 36549022578     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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