Quality of life and burden in family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer in active treatment settings and hospice care: A comparative study

Death Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 276-283

  Spatuzzi, Roberta ^a   Giulietti, Maria Velia ^b   Ricciuti, Marcello ^a   Merico, Fabiana ^c   Meloni, Cristina ^b   Fabbietti, Paolo ^b   Ottaviani, Marica ^b   Violani, Cristiano ^d   Cormio, Claudia ^e   Vespa, Anna ^b  

^a SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c Palliative Care Center   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e National Research Centre Giovanni Paolo II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85010637420     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2016.1273277     Document Type: Article

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