Factors associated with feelings of reward during ongoing family palliative caregiving

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 505-512

  Henriksson, Anette ^a,b,c   Carlander, Ida ^a,c   Årestedt, Kristofer ^a,d,e  

^a ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Dalens sjukhus   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Association; Caregiving; Family caregivers; Palliative care; Rewards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84945460780     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951514000145     Document Type: Article

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