Older caregivers' coping strategies and sense of coherence in relation to quality of life

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 584-596

  Ekwall, Anna Kristensson ^a   Sivberg, Bengt ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carer's Assessment of Managing Index; Coping; Informal caregiver; Nursing; Older people; Sense of coherence; Short Form 12

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33847686235     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03994.x     Document Type: Article

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