The significance of fatigue in relatives of palliative patients

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-142

  Carlsson, Maria E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Palliative care settings; Qualitative study; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CAUSALITY; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77957014698     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509990885     Document Type: Article

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