Preparing Family Caregivers for Death and Bereavement. Insights from Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-12

  Hebert, Randy S ^a   Schulz, Richard ^a,b   Copeland, Valire C ^c   Arnold, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University Center for Social and Urban Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; interpersonal relations; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849093965     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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