Coping by stroke caregivers: Sex similarities and differences

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-62

  Tiegs, Tom J ^a   Heesacker, Martin ^a   Ketterson, Timothy U ^b   Pekich, Dan G ^b   Rittman, Maude R ^a,c   Rosenbek, John C ^a   Stidham, Brenda S ^b   Gonzalez Rothi, Leslie J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Brain Rehabilitation Research Center   (United States)

^c VA Rehab Outcome Res Ctr E   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Coping; Sex and gender; Stroke caregivers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; STROKE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33645993584     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/CJVW-WCPK-2FCV-369P     Document Type: Article

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