Unrelieved symptoms of female cancer patients during their last months of life and long-term psychological morbidity in their widowers: A nationwide population-based study

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1839-1845

  Jonasson, Junmei Miao ^a,b   Hauksdóttir, Arna ^a   Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur ^a,d   Fürst, Carl Johan ^c   Onelöv, Erik ^a   Steineck, Gunnar ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Cancer; Family; Psychological morbidity; Symptom control; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEDEN; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; WIDOWER;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 66949135428     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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