Social, psychological and existential well-being in patients with glioma and their caregivers: A qualitative study

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Cavers, Debbie ^a   Hacking, Belinda ^b   Erridge, Sara E ^b   Kendall, Marilyn ^a   Morris, Paul G ^a   Murray, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLIOMA; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELATIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELL BEING; SPIRITUAL WELL BEING; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 84859841510     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111622     Document Type: Article

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