Emotional distress and morbidity in dementia carers: A matched comparison of husbands and wives

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1168-1173

  Collins, Chris ^a,c   Jones, Robert ^b  

^a Heathlink South Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Hillmorton Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Emotional distress; Formal and informal supports; Psychiatric morbidity; Sex roles

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MORALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; ROLE PLAYING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMENTIA; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031434310     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199712)12:12<1168::AID-GPS711>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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