Burden of informal caregiving for stroke patients: Identification of caregivers at risk of adverse health effects

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-17

  Van Exel, N J A ^a,b,e   Koopmanschap, M A ^a,b   Van Den Berg, B ^c   Brouwer, W B F ^a,b   Van Den Bos, G A M ^d  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e Office L4 121   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caregiver strain index; Informal caregivers; Objective burden; Self rated burden; Stroke; Subjective burden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 11444268625     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081906     Document Type: Article

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