Relationships between caregiver stress and self-care behaviors in response to symptoms

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-43

  Lu, Yueh Feng Yvonne ^a,c   Wykle, May ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Caregiver's self care behavior; Caregiving stress

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33845998923     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773806295238     Document Type: Article

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