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- Title
Family caregiver burden: results of a longitudinal study of breast cancer patients and their principal caregivers.
- Authors
Grunfeld, Eva; Coyle, Doug; Whelan, Timothy; Clinch, Jennifer; Reyno, Leonard; Earle, Craig C; Willan, Andrew; Viola, Raymond; Coristine, Marjorie; Janz, Teresa; Glossop, Robert
- Abstract
The vital role played by family caregivers in supporting dying cancer patients is well recognized, but the burden and economic impact on caregivers is poorly understood. We prospectively examined the psychosocial, occupational and economic impact of caring for a person with a terminal illness.
- Publication
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2004, Vol 170, Issue 12, p1795
- ISSN
0820-3946
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.1031205