Trajectory and influencing factors of depressive symptoms in family caregivers before and after the death of terminally ill patients with cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ling, Sing Fang ^a   Chen, Mei Ling ^b   Li, Chung Yi ^c   Chang, Wen Cheng ^d   Shen, Wen Chi ^d   Tang, Siew Tzuh ^b  

^a CARDINAL TIEN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874604069     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/13.ONF.E32-E40     Document Type: Article

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