Adjustment and support needs of glioma patients and their relatives: Serial interviews

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1299-1305

  Cavers, Debbie ^a   Hacking, Belinda ^b   Erridge, Sara C ^b   Morris, Paul Graham ^a   Kendall, Marilyn ^a   Murray, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; glioma; oncology; palliative care; qualitative; support

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HOPE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REASSURANCE; RELATIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878797671     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3136     Document Type: Article

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