Role Ambiguity in Family Caregiving

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-39

  Usita, Paula M ^a   Hall, Scott S ^b   Davis, Jonathan C ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Family caregiving; Role ambiguity; Roles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RESPONSIBILITY; ROLE PLAYING;

EID: 1242352607     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464803253591     Document Type: Article

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