Anticipatory Grief Among Close Relatives of Patients in Hospice and Palliative Wards

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 134-138

  Johansson, Åsa K ^a   Grimby, Agneta ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

anticipatory grief; cancer patients; close relatives; emotional stress; need of support; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICIPATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857978591     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111409021     Document Type: Review

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