The spiritual meaning of pre-loss music therapy to bereaved caregivers of advanced cancer patients

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-108

  Magill, Lucanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Caregivers; Music; Music therapy; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MUSIC THERAPY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MUSIC THERAPY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 65349087704     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509000121     Document Type: Article

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