Psychological distress and loneliness in caregiver of advanced oncological inpatients

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1896-1906

  Soylu, Cem ^a   Ozaslan, Ersin ^b   Karaca, Halit ^b   Ozkan, Metin ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; anxiety; caregivers; depression; loneliness

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; TURKEY;

EID: 84983049779     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105314567770     Document Type: Article

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