Quality of life of family caregivers 8 years after a relative's cancer diagnosis: Follow-up of the National Quality of Life Survey for Caregivers

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 266-274

  Kim, Youngmee ^a,b   Shaffer, Kelly M ^a   Carver, Charles S ^a,b   Cannady, Rachel S ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

bereavement; cancer; caregivers; long term survivorship; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; WORK EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; GRIEF; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVOR; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84959487370     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3843     Document Type: Article

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