Thai stroke patient caregivers: Who they are and what they need

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 128-133

  Jullamate, Pornchai ^a,b   De Azeredo, Zaida ^a   Pául, Constança ^a   Subgranon, Rachaneeporn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Informal caregiver; Rehabilitation; Thai stroke patient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RELIGION; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND;

EID: 30944457475     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090211     Document Type: Article

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