Relationships among caregivers' demographic characteristics, social support ratings, and expectations of computer-mediated support groups

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-77

  Smyth, Kathleen A ^a   Rose, Julia H ^a   McClendon, McKee J ^a   Lambrix, Marcie A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Computers; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPUTER MEDIATED SUPPORT GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EXPECTATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; RACE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33846018541     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464806296144     Document Type: Article

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