Burden and well-being among a diverse sample of cancer, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caregivers

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 410-420

  Burton, Allison M ^a   Sautter, Jessica M ^b,d   Tulsky, James A ^b,c,d   Lindquist, Jennifer Hoff ^b   Hays, Judith C ^c,d   Olsen, Maren K ^b   Zimmerman, Sheryl I ^e   Steinhauser, Karen E ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer caregiving; caregiver burden; CHF caregiving; COPD caregiving; coping; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIRITUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865682419     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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