A systematic review of psychosocial interventions to improve cancer caregiver quality of life

@article{Waldron2013ASR,
  title={A systematic review of psychosocial interventions to improve cancer caregiver quality of life},
  author={Elizabeth A. Waldron and Elizabeth Amy Janke and Colleen F. Bechtel and Michelle Ram{\'i}rez and Abigail Cohen},
  journal={Psycho‐Oncology},
  year={2013},
  volume={22}
}
To evaluate and estimate the effect of psychosocial interventions on improving the quality of life (QoL) of adult cancer caregivers. 
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