The association between caregiving satisfaction, difficulties and coping among older family caregivers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 832-844

  Ekwall, Anna Kristensson ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute for Health Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; Difficulties; Family caregiver; Nursing; Older; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33847649695     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01382.x     Document Type: Article

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