Tele-Help Line for Caregivers (TLC): A comprehensive telehealth intervention for rural family caregivers

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 51-64

  Dollinger, Stephanie ^a,b   Chwalisz, Kathleen ^a,b   O'Neill Zerth, Erin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver intervention; Informal caregivers; Rural caregivers; Telehealth intervention

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RACE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33847685663     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v30n02_05     Document Type: Review

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