Sleep disturbance in relatives of palliative patients cared for at home

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 165-170

  Carlsson, Maria E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Daytime sleepiness; Insomnia; Palliative home care; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX RATIO; SOMNOLENCE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84865750544     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951511000836     Document Type: Article

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