Work-life differences and outcomes for agency and consumer-directed home-care workers

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 479-488

  Benjamin, A E ^a   Matthias, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family caregiver; Home care; Satisfaction; Service model; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344581326     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.4.479     Document Type: Article

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