Patients with advanced cancer and family caregivers' knowledge of health and community services: A longitudinal study

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 488-503

  Burns, Catherine M ^a,b,c,f   Dixon, Tracy ^d   Smith, Wayne T ^e   Craft, Paul S ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^f Cancer Council South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Community health; Family caregivers; Knowledge; Patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 7544248824     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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