A psychometric validation study of the Quality of Life and FAMCARE scales in Turkish cancer family caregivers

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1319-1329

  Can, Gulbeyaz ^a   Akin, Semiha ^b   Aydiner, Adnan ^a   Ozdilli, Kursat ^c   Oskay, Umran ^a   Durna, Zehra ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HALIC UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Care; Caregiver; Quality of life; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053999322     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9867-x     Document Type: Article

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