Quality of life of the spouses of stroke patients: A preliminary study

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 291-299

  Bethoux F ^a,b   Calmels, P ^b   Gautheron, V ^b   Minaire, P ^b  

^a SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

assessment; caregiver; physical disability; quality of life; stroke

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

BARTHEL INDEX; CHRONIC STROKE PATIENTS; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE (FIM); MONTGOMERY AND ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE (MADRS); QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL); REINTEGRATION TO NORMAL LIVING INDEX (RNLI);

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSE; STROKE;

EID: 0030561230     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199612000-00001     Document Type: Article

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