Psychological distress, social support, and quality of life among cancer caregivers in Albania

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 779-786

  Burnette, Denise ^a   Duci, Veronika ^b   Dhembo, Elona ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBANIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; NONPROBABILITY SAMPLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBANIA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958019889     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4081     Document Type: Article

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