Depression and caregiver burden among rural elder caregivers

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-63

  Butler, Sandra S ^a   Turner, Winston ^a   Kaye, Lenard W ^a   Ruffin, Leah ^a   Downey, Roberta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Eastern Agency on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Caregiving; Depression; Primary care practitioners; Rural aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33644664056     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v46n01_04     Document Type: Article

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