Family involvement in nursing homes: Effects on stress and well-being

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-75

  Gaugler, Joseph E ^a   Anderson, K A ^b   Zarit, S H ^c   Pearlin, L I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; SAN FRANCISCO; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 0742266638     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860310001613356     Document Type: Article

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