The Impact of Caregiving on the Psychological Well-Being of Family Caregivers and Cancer Patients

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 236-245

  Northouse, Laurel L ^a   Katapodi, Maria C ^a   Schafenacker, Ann M ^a   Weiss, Denise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Emotional distress; Family caregivers; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMOTION; FAMILY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVOR;

CAREGIVERS; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RECURRENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84868123291     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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