Caring for a demented elderly person - Burden and burnout among caregiving relatives

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-116

  Almberg, Britt ^b   Grafström, Margareta ^c   Winblad, Bengt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030641648     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025109.x     Document Type: Article

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