Effects of caregiving demand, mutuality, and preparedness on family caregiver outcomes during cancer treatment

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-56

  Schumacher, Karen L ^a   Stewart, Barbara J ^b   Archbold, Patricia G ^b   Caparro, Mildred ^c   Mutale, Faith ^c   Agrawal, Sangeeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PENNSYLVANIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 38849097239     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.ONF.49-56     Document Type: Article

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