Caregiver quality of life in advanced cancer: Qualitative results from a trial of early palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 69-78

  McDonald, Julie ^a,b   Swami, Nadia ^a   Pope, Ashley ^a   Hales, Sarah ^a,c   Nissim, Rinat ^a,c   Rodin, Gary ^a,c   Hannon, Breffni ^a,b   Zimmermann, Camilla ^a,b,c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; caregiver; grounded theory; Palliative care; qualitative research; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE BURDEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; AGED; COPING BEHAVIOR; GROUNDED THEORY; HOSPICE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85042065961     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216317739806     Document Type: Article

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