Caregiving stressors and psychological distress among veteran resident and immigrant family caregivers in Israel

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 73-93

  Soskolne, Varda ^a,b   Halevy Levin, Sara ^b   Cohen, Ann ^b   Friedman, Gideon ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Family caregiving; Immigrants; Israel; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; VETERAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CAREGIVERS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748449451     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v43n02_06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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