Well-being, appraisal, and coping in African-American and Caucasian dementia caregivers: Findings from the REACH study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 316-329

  Haley, Wiliam E ^a   Gitlin, L N ^b   Wisniewski, S R ^c   Mahoney, D Feeney ^d   Coon, D W ^e   Winter, L ^b   Corcoran, M ^f   Schinfeld, S ^b   Ory, M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 3242711616     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860410001728998     Document Type: Article

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