Caring for the caregiver while caring for the patient: exploring the dyadic relationship between patient spirituality and caregiver quality of life

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3403-3406

  Tan, Joyce Y S ^a   Lim, Haikel A ^a   Kuek, Nicole M Y ^a   Kua, Ee Heok ^a,b   Mahendran, Rathi ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Family caregivers; Oncology; Psychosocial; Quality of life; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARE AND CARING; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PATIENT CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; EMPATHY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945440383     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2920-5     Document Type: Article

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