Caregiving burden and the quality of life of family caregivers of cancer patients: The relationship and correlates

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 376-382

  Rha, Sun Young ^a,b   Park, Yeonhee ^c   Song, Su Kyung ^b   Lee, Chung Eun ^b   Lee, Jiyeon ^c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Burden; Cancer; Caregivers; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84939771271     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2015.01.004     Document Type: Article

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