The psychosocial context of bereavement for older women who were caregivers for a spouse with advanced cancer

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-124

  Holtslander, Lorraine ^a   Duggleby, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Family caregivers; Older women; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 77951662457     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952841003716147     Document Type: Article

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