Randomized clinical trial of a brief and extensive dyadic intervention for advanced cancer patients and their family caregivers

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 555-563

  Northouse, Laurel L ^a   Mood, Darlene W ^b   Schafenacker, Ann ^a   Kalemkerian, Gregory ^c   Zalupski, Mark ^c   Lorusso, Patricia ^d   Hayes, Daniel F ^c   Hussain, Maha ^c   Ruckdeschel, John ^e   Fendrick, A Mark ^c   Trask, Peter C ^f   Ronis, David L ^a,g   Kershaw, Trace ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Sanofi Aventis   (United States)

^g VA CENTER FOR CLINICAL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH   (United States)

^h YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; cancer; family caregiver; intervention dose; oncology; quality of life; randomized clinical trial; risk for distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874701383     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3036     Document Type: Article

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