Development of the family caregiver medication administration hassles scale

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 360-368

  Travis, Shirley S ^a   Bernard, Marie A ^b   McAuley, William J ^a   Thornton, Megan ^a   Kole, Tristen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver strain; Medication complexity; Medication safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYPHARMACY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0038118643     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.3.360     Document Type: Article

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