Relationship between emotional distress in caregivers and health status in persons with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 442-446

  Pozzilli, Carlo ^a   Palmisano, L ^c   Mainero, C ^a   Tomassini, V ^a   Marinelli, F ^a   Ristori, G ^a   Gasperini, C ^b   Fabiani, M ^d   Battaglia, M A ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Ital Sclerosi Multipla   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Depression; Health status; Home care; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 4344563344     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458504ms1046oa     Document Type: Article

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