The impact of perceived stage of cancer on carers' anxiety and depression during the patients' final year of life

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 615-623

  Burridge, Letitia H ^a   Barnett, Adrian G ^b   Clavarino, Alexandra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Anxiety; Depression; Oncology; Perceived cancer stage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER STAGING; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; SICK ROLE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 67949114281     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1435     Document Type: Article

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