Changes in health outcomes among older husband caregivers: A one-year longitudinal study

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-96

  Ducharme, Francine ^a,d   Lévesque, Louise ^a   Zarit, Steven H ^b   Lachance, Lise ^c   Giroux, Francine ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMMUNITY CARE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34547469560     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/9754-21RH-5148-8025     Document Type: Article

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