A comparison of working versus nonworking family caregivers of stroke survivors

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 217-225

  Ko, Jean Y ^b   Aycock, Dawn M ^a   Clark, Patricia C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35448966969     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01376517-200708000-00006     Document Type: Article

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