Caregiving burden, community services, and quality of life of primary caregivers of frail elderly persons

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-330

  Iecovich, Esther ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Burden; Physically disabled; Primary caregivers; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DAY CARE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 43149092884     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464808315289     Document Type: Article

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