Care-related decision-making satisfaction and caregiver well-being in families caring for older members

Gerontologist

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 658-665

  Smerglia, Virginia L ^a   Deimling, Gary T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder impairment; Family caregiving; Family process

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RATING SCALE; SPOUSE; STRESS;

EID: 0030729650     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/37.5.658     Document Type: Article

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