The interaction between informal cancer caregivers and health care professionals: a survey of caregivers’ experiences of problems and unmet needs

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1719-1733

  Lund, Line ^a   Ross, Lone ^a   Petersen, Morten Aagaard ^a   Groenvold, Mogens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cross sectional questionnaire study; Health care professionals; Informal caregivers; Interaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939980208     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2529-0     Document Type: Article

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