Assessing and supporting caregivers of the elderly

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-35

  Corradetti, Ernest V ^a   Hills, Gail Ann ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Assessment; Caregivers; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0031859412     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199809000-00004     Document Type: Review

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