Caring for a person in advanced illness and suffering from breathlessness at home: Threats and resources

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-162

  Gysels, Marjolein H ^a,b   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced illness; Breathlessness; Carers; Informal care; Positive factors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 68949166018     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509000200     Document Type: Article

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