Rural family caregivers and health behaviors: Results from an epidemiologic survey

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-105

  Castro, Cynthia M ^a   King, Abby C ^a   Housemann, Robyn ^b,c   Bacak, Stephen J ^b   McMullen, Kathleen M ^b,d   Brownson, Ross C ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Health behaviors; Rural health; Self care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SELF EVALUATION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ARKANSAS; CAREGIVERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MISSOURI; RURAL POPULATION; TENNESSEE;

EID: 33845978029     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264306296870     Document Type: Review

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