Needs assessment of family caregivers of cancer survivors: Three cohorts comparison

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 573-582

  Kim, Youngmee ^a,b   Kashy, Deborah A ^c   Spillers, Rachel L ^a   Evans, Tekla V ^a  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregivers; Cohort comparison; Quality of life; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953275269     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1597     Document Type: Article

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