Stress among family caregivers of older persons in Singapore

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-334

  Mehta, Kalyani K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Singapore; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33845920746     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-006-9009-z     Document Type: Article

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