The impact of chronic diseases: The partner's perspective

Family and Community Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-317

  Baanders, Arianne N ^a   Heijmans, Monique J W M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Daily impact; Partner's perspective; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; REWARD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REWARD; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548689613     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000290543.48576.cf     Document Type: Review

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