The impact of goal adjustment and caregiver burden on psychological distress among caregivers of cancer patients

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 1293-1300

  Majestic, Catherine ^a   Eddington, Kari M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

affect; anxiety; cancer; caregivers; depression; goals; motivation; oncology; personality; psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; AGED; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85065079671     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.5081     Document Type: Article

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