Quality of life of family caregivers at 2 years after a relative's cancer diagnosis

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 431-440

  Kim, Youngmee ^a,b   Spillers, Rachel L ^a  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregivers; Quality of life; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY FOR CAREGIVERS; RELIGION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950892226     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1576     Document Type: Article

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