The context of caregiving, kinship tie and health: A comparative study of caregivers and non-caregivers

Women and Health

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-94

  Soskolne, Varda ^a   Halevy Levin, Sara ^b   Ben Yehuda, Arie ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Caregiving context; Depression; Family caregiving; Israel; Kinship tie; Physical health; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMPATHY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; EMPATHY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548491401     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v45n02_05     Document Type: Article

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