The important role of sense of coherence in relation to depressive symptoms for Taiwanese family caregivers of cancer patients at the end of life

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-203

  Tzuh Tang, Siew ^a,b   Li, Chung Yi ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consequences of caregiving; Depressive symptoms; End of life care; Family caregivers; Personal coping capability; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT CARE; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VARIANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 38549174139     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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