Predictors of Bereavement Outcomes in Families of Patients with Cancer: A Literature Review

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  • Priscilla M. Koop
  • Vicki Strang

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on predictors of bereavement outcomes in family caregivers of persons who have died of cancer. The literature has been divided into common themes of predictors: characteristics of the deceased person, characteristics of the bereaved person, comparisons of bereaved and non-bereaved persons, well-being of the bereaved person prior to the death, prior interpersonal relationships,

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1997-04-13

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