The importance of family relationships with nursing facility staff for family caregiver burden and depression

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Cory K ^a   Sabir, Myra ^b   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a   Suitor, Jill ^c   Pillemer, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 35148841435     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/62.5.P253     Document Type: Article

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