Development in quality of relationship between the significant other and the lung cancer patient as perceived by the significant other

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 430-435

  Wennman Larsen, Agneta ^a   Persson, Carina ^a   Östlund, Ulrika ^a   Wengström, Yvonne ^a   Gustavsson, J Petter ^a  

^a Care Sciences and Society ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Informal caregiving; Interpersonal relations; Lung cancer; Quality of relationship; Relational development; Significant other

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56949102751     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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