Preliminary study of themes of meaning and psychosocial service use among informal cancer caregivers

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 139-148

  Applebaum, Allison J ^a   Farran, Carol J ^b   Marziliano, Allison M ^a   Pasternak, Anna R ^c   Breitbart, William ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer caregiver; Caregiver burden; Meaning; Psychosocial service use

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CAREGIVER; COUNSELING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANXIETY; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84903149350     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951513000084     Document Type: Article

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