Contributions of a Retreat Weekend to the Healing and Coping of Cancer Patients' Relatives

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-208

  Arnaert, Antonia ^a   Gabos, Theresa ^a   Ballenas, Vincent ^b   Rutledge, Robert D H ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregiving; Coping and adaptation; Distress; Families; Healing; Informal; Relationships; Support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77952516012     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309352855     Document Type: Article

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