The impact of patient quality of life and spirituality upon caregiver depression for those with advanced cancer

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 389-396

  Douglas, Sara L ^a   Daly, Barbara J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Depression; Oncology; Quality of life; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84885633744     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951512000570     Document Type: Article

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