The caregiver balancing act: Giving too much or not enough

Care Management Journals

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-165

  Lowder, Janet L ^a   Buzney, Sandra J ^a   Buzo, Amanda M ^a   Loue, Sana ^a  

^a Center for Minority Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Caregiving; Elder abuse; Elder neglect; Liability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTION; RESPITE CARE; TEAMWORK; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; ELDER ABUSE; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE GOVERNMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645749645     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/cmaj.6.3.159     Document Type: Article

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