Differences in the perceived well-being of wives and husbands caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 224-230

  Rose Rego, Sharon K ^a   Strauss, Milton E ^b   Smyth, Kathleen A ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional health; Gender differences; Spouse caregivers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031917282     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.2.224     Document Type: Article

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