Flying blind: Sources of distress for family caregivers of palliative cancer patients managing pain at home

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-111

  Mehta, Anita ^a   Chan, Lisa S ^b   Cohen, S Robin ^b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

family caregivers; home care; oncology; pain management; palliative care; psychosocial distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84892755669     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2013.856057     Document Type: Article

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