Loneliness and depression in spousal caregivers of those with Alzheimer's disease versus non-caregiving spouses

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-143

  Beeson, Rose A ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LONELINESS; PREDICTION; SAMPLING; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSES;

EID: 0043236123     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9417(03)00057-8     Document Type: Article

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