The changes in caregiver burden following nursing home placement

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 591-600

  Yeh, Shu Hui ^a   Johnson, Mary Ann ^b   Wang, Shan Tair ^c  

^a Chang Gung Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burden; Caregiver; Duration of caregiving; Nursing home placement; Perceived health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RECIPIENT; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; HOME FOR THE AGED; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036672893     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00055-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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