Assessing the quality of life among caregivers of patients with gliomas

Neuro-Oncology Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 191-197

  Flores, Patricia Minaya ^a,b   Berbis, Julie ^a,b   Chinot, Olivier ^c   Auquier, Pascal ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Brain cancer; Burden; Caregivers; Gliomas; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER ONCOLOGY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNARIE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINANCE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84977910137     PISSN: 20542577     EISSN: 20542585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nop/npu027     Document Type: Article

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