Differences in quality of life modalities give rise to needs of individual support in patients with ALS and their next of kin

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-82

  Olsson, Anneli G ^a   Markhede, Inga ^a   Strang, Susann ^a   Persson, Lennart I ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ALS; Anxiety; Caregiver; Next of kin; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77952424663     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509990733     Document Type: Article

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