Adjusting to the caregiving role: The importance of coping and support

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 541-545

  Epiphaniou, Eleni ^a   Hamilton, David ^b   Bridger, Susanne ^c   Robinson, Vicky ^d   Rob, George ^d   Beynon, Teresa ^d   Higginson, Irene ^e   Harding, Richard ^e  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Sussex Univ Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer caregivers; Coping; Intervention; Palliative care; Qualitative; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871543402     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2012.18.11.541     Document Type: Article

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