Relations of caregiving stress and health depend on the health indicators used and gender

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-181

  Zhang, Jianping ^a,c   Vitaliano, Peter P ^b   Lin, Hsin Hua ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Gender; Heath indicators; Physiological risk; Self reported health; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33745498035     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1302_9     Document Type: Article

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