Meaning in life in palliative care patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 502-509

  Fegg, Martin Johannes ^a   Brandstätter, Monika ^a   Kramer, Mechtild ^a   Kögler, Monika ^a   Haarmann Doetkotte, Sigrid ^a   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meaning in life; palliative care; representative sample; Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation; SMiLE

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIFE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 77957814573     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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