Determinants of the burden and positivity of family caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients in Korea

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-290

  Park, Chang Hae ^a,b   Shin, Dong Wook ^c   Choi, Jin Young ^a   Kang, Jina ^a   Baek, Young Ji ^a   Mo, Ha Na ^a   Lee, Mee Sook ^d   Park, Seon Ju ^e   Park, Sang Min ^c   Park, Sohee ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e Catholic St John 'S Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

burden; cancer; caregiver; oncology; positivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER REACTION ASSESSMENT SCALE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; FAMILY; KOREA; RATING SCALE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84863247261     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1893     Document Type: Article

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