Assessing the health of adult daughter former caregivers for elders with Alzheimer's disease

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 231-239

  Berg Weger, Marla ^a   Rauch, Shannon M ^a   Rubio, Doris McGartland ^b   Tebb, Susan S ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family caregiver mental health; Family caregiver physical health; Health measurement; Postcaregiver health; SF 36 health survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0041465797     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750301800402     Document Type: Article

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