Family cancer caregiving and negative outcomes: The direct and mediational effects of psychosocial resources

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-444

  Gaugler, Joseph E ^a   Linder, Jeanette ^b   Given, Charles W ^c   Kataria, Ritesh ^d   Tucker, Galina ^b   Regine, William F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Family caregiving; Health; Mastery; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70350752352     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840709347111     Document Type: Article

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