Cultural predictors of caregiving burden of Chinese-Canadian family caregivers

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 133-147

  Lai, Daniel W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Burden; Caregiving; Chinese; Culture; Ethnic minority; Family aregivers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 39149109648     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.suppl_1.133     Document Type: Article

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