The relationship between caregiver burden, caregivers' perceived health and their sense of coherence in caring for elders with dementia

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 790-799

  Andrén, Signe ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burden; Caregiver; Dementia; Family; Health; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 39049113471     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02066.x     Document Type: Article

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