Walking a fine line: An exploration of the experience of finding balance for older persons bereaved after caregiving for a spouse with advanced cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-259

  Holtslander, Lorraine F ^a   Bally, Jill M G ^a   Steeves, Megan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Bereavement; Cancer survivors; Family caregivers; Finding balance; Grounded theory; Palliative care; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSES;

EID: 79956356715     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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