Factors affecting subjective satisfaction with verbal communication among the disabled elderly and their family caregivers

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 328-334

  Miura, Hiroko ^a,b   Arai, Yumiko ^b   Yamasaki, Kiyoko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burden; Caregiver; Disabled elderly; Verbal communication

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPREHENSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; DYSPHAGIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 21644464261     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.42.328     Document Type: Article

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