Partners' long-term appraisal of their caregiving experience, marital satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and quality of life 2 years after prostate cancer treatment

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 104-113

  Harden, Janet K ^a   Sanda, Martin G ^b   Wei, John T ^c   Yarandi, Hossein ^a   Hembroff, Larry ^e,f   Hardy, Jill ^e,f   Northouse, Laurel L ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c School of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e Institute for Public Policy and Social Research   (United States)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POST TREATMENT SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874227531     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3182567c03     Document Type: Article

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