Enhancing quality of life and mastery of informal caregivers of high-grade glioma patients: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-311

  Boele, Florien W ^a   Hoeben, Wopke ^a   Hilverda, Karen ^a   Lenting, Jeroen ^a   Calis, Anne Lucia ^a   Sizoo, Eefje M ^a   Collette, Emma H ^a   Heimans, Jan J ^a   Taphoorn, Martin J B ^a,b   Reijneveld, Jaap C ^a,c   Klein, Martin ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Informal caregiver; Mastery; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; BRAIN TUMOR; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84883895985     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-1012-3     Document Type: Article

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