Living with a brain tumor: Reaction profiles in patients and their caregivers

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1105-1111

  Petruzzi, Alessandra ^a   Finocchiaro, Claudia Yvonne ^a,b   Lamperti, Elena ^a   Salmaggi, Andrea ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brian tumor; Caring; Patient caregiver pairs; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER REACTION ASSESSMENT SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879778927     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1632-3     Document Type: Article

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