Role of family caregivers' self-perceived preparedness for the death of the cancer patient in long-term adjustment to bereavement

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 484-492

  Kim, Youngmee ^a,b   Carver, Charles S ^a,b   Spiegel, David ^c   Mitchell, Hannah Rose ^a   Cannady, Rachel S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF PERCEIVED PREPAREDNESS; SELF REPORT; TERMINAL CARE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 85028243297     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4042     Document Type: Article

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