Exploring factors and caregiver outcomes associated with feelings of preparedness for caregiving in family caregivers in palliative care: A correlational, cross-sectional study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 639-646

  Henriksson, Anette ^a,b,c   Årestedt, Kristofer ^b,d,e  

^a ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Dalens sjukhus   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

family caregivers; palliative care; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COHABITING PERSON; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEMATOLOGY; HOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREPAREDNESS; PREPAREDNESS FOR CAREGIVING SCALE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REWARD; WELLBEING;

FAMILY CAREGIVERS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREPAREDNESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 84879758618     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313486954     Document Type: Article

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