Suffering and distress at the end-of-life

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 799-808

  Krikorian, Alicia ^a,b   Limonero, Joaquín T ^b   Maté, Jorge ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^d BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

cancer; distress; end of life; oncology; palliative care; suffering

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANXIETY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; HOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; MEDLINE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCINFO; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL DISEASE; WELLBEING; ANALGESIA; DEPRESSION; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84864423002     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.2087     Document Type: Review

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