Caregiver quality of life in multiple sclerosis: A multicentre Italian study

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 412-419

  Patti, Francesco ^a   Amato, M P ^b   Battaglia, M A ^c   Pitaro, M ^d   Russo, P ^b   Solaro, C ^e   Trojano, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d Medical Department   (Italy)

^e ASL 3   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Depression; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36;

ADULT; AFFECT; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34248150885     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458506070707     Document Type: Article

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