Quality of Life
Global quality of life in primary caregivers of cancer patients improved through recreation
Published in Cancer Weekly, October 17th, 2006
According to a study from Norway, "Research on GQOL in PCGs of cancer patients is limited. This study measured significant domains of GQOL in PCGs and their association with the patients' disease trajectory and the PCGs' background and life situation."
"This study also explored differences in their GQOL compared to a normative sample from the general population (NORM). In a cross-sectional design, 71 PCGs (aged {{>=}}50 years) of cancer patients in palliative phase rated their GQOL by the Quality of Life Scale...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-10-17)
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