The role of relationship attachment in psychological adjustment to cancer in patients and caregivers: A systematic review of the literature

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1083-1095

  Nicholls, Wendy ^a   Hulbert Williams, Nick ^b   Bramwell, Ros ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; NURSING; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASMS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84907899356     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3664     Document Type: Review

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