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ERIC Number: EJ426794
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0030-2228
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Family Support, Age, and Emotional States of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients.
Wu, Kitty K. Y.
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v22 n2 p139-51 1990-91
Explored emotional states of dying patients, age, and family support. Findings from 26 terminally ill female cancer patients revealed that younger patients expressed more bargaining and complaints than older patients who revealed more depression and acceptance. Patients with immediate family support expressed less depression and more fears than those without support. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anger, Cancer, Death, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response, Family Relationship, Females, Foreign Countries, Patients, Social Support Groups, Terminal Illness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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