A study of the relationship of caregiving appraisal to depressive symptomatology and home care utilization

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-108

  Schwarz, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032909801     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn1602_3     Document Type: Article

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