Individual differences in the experience of burden in caring for relatives with dementia: Role of personality and mastery

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 202-206

  Helmes, Edward ^a   Green, Bev ^b   Almeida, Osvaldo P ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Caregivers; Cognition; Personality; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947377401     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2005.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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