Reciprocal suffering: Caregiver concerns during hospice care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 383-393

  Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine ^a   Demiris, George ^b,c   Oliver, Debra Parker ^d   Burt, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; caregiver burden; caregiver quality of life; hospice; pain management; suffering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79951871116     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.04.026     Document Type: Article

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