Implications of coping strategies for spousal caregivers of elders with dementia

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-62

  Batt Leiba, Melanie I ^a   Hills, Gail Ann ^b   Johnson, Paulette M ^b   Block, Elise ^b  

^a Beverly Manor of Margate   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Depression; Spousal caregivers

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; REVIEW; SPOUSE;

EID: 0031829305     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199809000-00007     Document Type: Review

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