Caregiving and the stress process: An overview of concepts and their measures

Gerontologist

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 583-594

  Pearlin, Leonard I ^a   Mullan, Joseph T ^a   Semple, Shirley J ^a   Skaff, Marilyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver strains; Loss; Role strains; Self concept; Stress mediators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025053956     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/30.5.583     Document Type: Article

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