A comparison of studies on the quality of life of primary caregivers of stroke survivors: A systematic review of the literature

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 69-79

  Rombough, Rosemarié E ^a   Howse, Ena L ^a   Bagg, Stephen D ^a,b   Bartfay, Wally J ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b St Mary's of the Lake Hospital   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Caregiver; Health related quality of life; HRQOL; QOL; Quality of life; Stroke

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PEER REVIEW; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 34249933984     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1403-69     Document Type: Review

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