Older husbands as caregivers: Factors associated with health and the intention to end home caregiving

Research on Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-31

  Ducharme, Francine ^a,c   Lévesque, Louise ^a   Lachance, Lise ^b   Gangbè, Marcellin ^c   Zarit, Steven H ^d   Vézina, Jean ^e   Caron, Chantal D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Crosssectional study; Factors; Health; Older husband caregivers; Pearlin model

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PATIENT CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP;

EID: 33751393695     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027506291749     Document Type: Article

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