The association between individual attachment patterns, the perceived social support, and the psychological well-being of Turkish informal caregivers

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 927-935

  Kuscu, M Kemal ^a   Dural, Uzay ^b   Önen, Pinar ^c   Yaşa, Yeşim ^b   Yayla, Mete ^c   Basaran, Gül ^c   Turhal, Serdar ^c   Bekiroǧlu, Nural ^c  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attachment; Cancer; Depression; Informal caregivers; Oncology; Perceived support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT ATTACHMENT SCALE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SUPPORT GROUP; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TURKEY;

EID: 70449411945     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1441     Document Type: Article

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