Risk factors for developing prolonged grief during bereavement in family carers of cancer patients in palliative care: A longitudinal study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 531-541

  Thomas, Kristina ^a   Hudson, Peter ^a,d   Trauer, Thomas ^a,b,c   Remedios, Cheryl ^a   Clarke, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bereavement; death; distress; dying; end of life care; family caregiver; Family carer; family support; grief; palliative care; prolonged grief; terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DEMORALIZATION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; FAMILY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; TIME;

BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896548474     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.05.022     Document Type: Article

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