Taking care of children with cancer: evaluation of the caregivers' burden and quality of life Cuidando del niño con cáncer: evaluación de la sobrecarga y calidad de vida de los cuidadores Cuidando da criança com câncer: avaliação da sobrecarga e qualidade de vida dos cuidadores

• Main Authors: Elizete Aparecida Rubira do Espírito Santo (Author), Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaíva (Author), Mariano Martinez Espinosa (Author), Dulce Aparecida Barbosa (Author), Angélica Gonçalves Silva Belasco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Cancer is a disease of high incidence among children and the patients need a caregiver during the treatment. Aim: to evaluate: the burden of care and quality of life (QOL) of caregivers of children/adolescents with cancer during chemotherapy treatment and relate them to each other and...