Psychological morbidity among informal caregivers of older people: A 2-year follow-up study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 943-955

  Buck, D ^a   Gregson, B A ^a   Bamford, C H ^a   McNamee, P ^a   Wright, K ^a   Bond, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING HOMES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033855565     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799002329     Document Type: Article

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