Psychological distress among informal supporters of frail older people at home and in institutions

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 737-744

  Buck, Deborah ^a   Gregson, Barbara A ^a   Bamford, Claire H ^a   Mcnamee, Paul ^a   Farrow, Graham N ^a   Bond, John ^a   Wright, Ken ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Elderly; General health questionnaire; Psychiatric morbidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030858380     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199707)12:7<737::AID-GPS625>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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