Understanding the impact of family caregiver cancer literacy on patient health outcomes

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 356-364

  Bevan, Jennifer L ^a   Pecchioni, Loretta L ^b  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family caregivers; Health literacy; Vulnerable audiences

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; SHORT SURVEY;

CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; ROLE;

EID: 43049102668     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.02.022     Document Type: Short Survey

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