Adult day service use and reductions in caregiving hours: Effects on stress and psychological well-being for dementia caregivers

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Gaugler, Joseph E ^a   Jarrott, Shannon E ^b   Zarit, Steven H ^c   Stephens, Mary Ann Parris ^d   Townsend, Aloen ^e   Greene, Rick ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult day care; Adult day services; Alzheimer's disease; Caregiving; Community based care; Family caregiving; Informal caregiving; Respite

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; REST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPITE CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037238976     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.772     Document Type: Article

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