Quality of life and mental health in family caregivers of patients with terminal cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1519-1526

  Song, Jong Im ^a   Shin, Dong Wook ^b   Choi, Jin Young ^c   Kang, Jina ^c   Baik, Young Ji ^c   Mo, Hana ^c   Park, Myung Hee ^d   Choi, Sung Eun ^e   Kwak, Jeong Ho ^f   Kim, Eun Jin ^g  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e Good Samaritan Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Changwon Fatima Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Daegu Veterans Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Burden; Family caregiver; Mental health; Quality of life; Terminal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY FACTOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH KOREA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROPENSITY SCORE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 80052428076     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-0977-8     Document Type: Article

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