Development of an educational programme for caregivers of people aging with multiple sclerosis

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-17

  Finlayson, Marcia ^a   Garcia, Jennifer Dahl ^a   Preissner, Katharine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Care giving; Multiple sclerosis; Psycho education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOEDUCATION; REHABILITATION CARE; TELEPHONE; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 43049155061     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.243     Document Type: Article

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