Trajectories of caregiver depressive symptoms while providing end-of-life care

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2702-2710

  Tang, Siew Tzuh ^a   Huang, Guan Hua ^b   Wei, Yu Chung ^b   Chang, Wen Cheng ^c,d   Chen, Jen Shi ^c,d   Chou, Wen Chi ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cancer; depressive symptoms trajectories; end of life care; family caregivers; latent class analysis; longitudinal study; oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELATIVE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

CANCER; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS TRAJECTORIES; END-OF-LIFE CARE; FAMILY CAREGIVERS; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84890120882     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3334     Document Type: Article

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