Caregiver satisfaction with out-patient oncology services: Utility of the FAMCARE instrument and development of the FAMCARE-6

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 565-572

  Carter, Gregory Leigh ^a,c   Lewin, Terry J ^a,b   Gianacas, Louisa ^a,c   Clover, Kerrie ^a,c   Adams, Catherine ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregivers; FAMCARE; Psycho oncology; Service evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY SATISFACTION WITH ADVANCED CANCER CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CAREGIVERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79953299373     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-0858-1     Document Type: Article

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