Developing and pilot-testing a Finding Balance Intervention for older adult bereaved family caregivers: A randomized feasibility trial

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 66-74

  Holtslander, Lorraine ^a,b   Duggleby, Wendy ^c   Teucher, Ulrich ^a   Cooper, Dan ^d   Bally, Jill M G ^a   Solar, Jessica ^a   Steeves, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Clinical trial; Family caregivers; Finding balance; Grief; Intervention; Multi methods; Pilot feasibility study; Writing

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 84959526747     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.01.003     Document Type: Article

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