Understanding the Experience of Caregivers: A Focus on Transitions

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-258

  Blum, Kay ^a   Sherman, Deborah W ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregiver assessment; Caregivers; Transitions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; COMPREHENSION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958164187     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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