Effectiveness of a counseling intervention to assist family caregivers of chronically ill relatives

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 26-32

  Larsen, Laura Stober ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032134791     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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