Psychological distress of caregivers: The mediator effect of caregiving appraisal

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-51

  Pot, A M ^a   Deeg, D J H ^a   Van Dyck, R ^a   Jonker, C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Caregivers; Dementia; Mediator; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COUNSELING; ELDERLY CARE; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032078935     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00048-2     Document Type: Article

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