Quality of life discordance between terminal cancer patients and family caregivers: a multicenter study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2853-2860

  Lee, Yong Joo ^a   Kim, Jung Eun ^b   Choi, Youn Seon ^b   Hwang, In Cheol ^c   Hwang, Sun Wook ^d   Kim, Young Sung ^e   Kim, Hyo Min ^f   Ahn, Hong Yup ^g   Kim, So Jin ^h  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discordance; Emotional distress; Family caregiver; Quality of life; Terminal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ODDS RATIO; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH KOREA; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84971225597     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3108-3     Document Type: Article

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