Family Burdens, Chinese Health Beliefs, and the Mental Health of Chinese Caregivers in Hong Kong

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 497-513

  Wong, Daniel fu Keung ^a   Tsui, Helen Kam Pui ^a   Pearson, Veronica ^a   Chen, Eric yu Hai ^a   Chiu, Siu Ning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese caregivers; Chinese health beliefs; family burdens; mental health; mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELATIVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 11444260783     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461504047932     Document Type: Article

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