Elderly African Americans as intragenerational caregivers

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 3-15

  Mbanaso, Michael Udo ^a   Shavelson, Jeffrey ^a   Ukawuilulu, John ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Coping; Elderly; Intragenerational; Physical health; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOCUS GROUPS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747172480     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v47n01_02     Document Type: Article

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