Factors of positive appraisal of care among Japanese family caregivers of older adults

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 337-350

  Yamamoto Mitani, Noriko ^a,f   Ishigaki, Kazuko ^b   Kawahara Maekawa, Noriko ^c   Kuniyoshi, Midori ^d   Hayashi, Kunihiko ^e   Hasegawa, Kiyomi ^b   Sugishita, Chieko ^c  

^a Traum Brain Inj Rehab Res Center   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MIE PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^e GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TBI Rehabilitation Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family caregiving; Japanese; Older adult; Positive appraisal of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JAPAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; HOME CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0642307060     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.10098     Document Type: Article

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