Factors associated with medication hassles experienced by family caregivers of older adults

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-57

  Travis, Shirley S ^a   McAuley, William J ^b   Dmochowski, Jacek ^c   Bernard, Marie A ^d   Kao, Hsueh Fen S ^e   Greene, Ruth ^f  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Social Science Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver strain; Family caregiving; Medication complexity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847787040     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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