A stress process model of family caregiver service utilization: Factors associated with respite and counseling service use

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 29-49

  Dal Santo, Teresa S ^a   Scharlach, Andrew E ^a   Nielsen, Jill ^b   Fox, Patrick J ^c  

^a University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver interventions; Caregiving; Coping; Counseling; National Family Caregiver Support Program; Respite; Service utilization; Stress; Stress Process Model; Support groups

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548515066     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v49n04_03     Document Type: Article

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