Quality of life domains important and relevant to family caregivers of advanced cancer patients in an Asian population: a qualitative study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 817-828

  Lee, Geok Ling ^a   Ow, Mandy Yen Ling ^b   Akhileswaran, Ramaswamy ^c   Pang, Grace Su Yin ^d   Fan, Gilbert Kam Tong ^d,e   Goh, Brandon Huat Heng ^d   Wong, Cai Fong ^b   Cheung, Yin Bun ^b,f   Wee, Hwee Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c HCA Hospice Care   (Singapore)

^d DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Caregiver; Psychosocial oncology; Qualitative research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CAREGIVER; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLON CANCER; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ASPECT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUP; HOSPICE CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGAPORE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84925542985     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-014-0832-3     Document Type: Article

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