Mental health in significant others of patients dying from lung cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-37

  Östlund, Ulrika ^a   Wennman Larsen, Agneta ^a   Persson, Carina ^a   Gustavsson, Petter ^a   Wengström, Yvonne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregivers; Mental health; Oncology; Significant others; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PHYSICAL STRESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75449099738     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1433     Document Type: Article

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