Grandparents raising grandchildren: Stressors, social support, and health outcomes

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-352

  Leder, Sharon ^a   Grinstead, Nicholson Linda ^a   Torres, Elisa ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grandchildren; Grandparent caregiver; Grandparent health; Social support; Stressor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY NURSING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY NURSING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548756787     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840707303841     Document Type: Article

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