Targeting Communication Interventions to Decrease Caregiver Burden

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 262-270

  Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine ^a   Goldsmith, Joy ^b   Oliver, Debra Parker ^c   Demiris, George ^d   Rankin, Anna ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Family caregiver; Family caregiver types; Family communication patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84868124634     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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