Meaning in caregiving and its contribution to caregiver well-being

Gerontologist

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 785-794

  Noonan, Anne E ^a   Tennstedt, Sharon L ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Appraisal; Caregiver resources; Caregiver stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031456866     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/37.6.785     Document Type: Article

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