Acute phase predictors of subsequent psychosocial burden in carers of elderly stroke patients

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 201-206

  Thommessen, B ^a   Wyller, T B ^a   Bautz Holter, E ^a   Laake, K ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Burden; Carer; Prediction; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL LIFE; STRESS; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035044599     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047639     Document Type: Article

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