ALS: Family caregiver needs and quality of life

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 279-286

  Williams, Mary Tederous ^a   Donnelly, James P ^b   Holmlund, Tomas ^c   Battaglia, Michael ^d  

^a Center for Integrated Health Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c DENT NEUROLOGIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Buffalo Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS caregiver needs; Concept Mapping; Medical care; Palliative care; Quality of life (QoL)

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCEPT MAPPING; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 52649084287     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960801934148     Document Type: Article

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