Informal caregivers and the risk of nursing home admission among individuals enrolled in the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 456-463

  Friedman, Susan M ^a,b   Steinwachs, Donald M ^c   Temkin Greener, Helena ^d   Mukamel, Dana B ^e  

^a Highland Hospital Rochester   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Informal support; Institutionalization; PACE; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33748670268     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.4.456     Document Type: Article

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