A review of family caregiving intervention trials in oncology

CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 318-325

  Ferrell, Betty ^a   Wittenberg, Elaine ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer caregiving; caregiving; family; family caregiving; oncology caregiver

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER BURDEN; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WELLBEING; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85022062467     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: 15424863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/caac.21396     Document Type: Review

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