Psychosocial well-being of carers of people with epilepsy in Hong Kong

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-157

  Lee, Mona M K ^a   Lee, Tatia M C ^a   Ng, Philip K K ^b   Hung, Anchor T F ^c   Au, Alma M L ^d   Wong, Virginia C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b St Teresa's Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c Community Rehabilitation Network ^*  (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carers; Chinese culture; Epilepsy; Psychosocial adjustment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EPILEPSY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; LEISURE; MALE; MOOD; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036554694     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2002.0321     Document Type: Article

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