Using cognitive mapping to understand problems experienced by family caregivers of persons with severe physical disabilities

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-150

  Shewchuk, Richard M ^a   Rivera, Patricia A ^a   Elliott, Timothy R ^a   Adams, Alice M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Cognitive mapping; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD LESION; TIME MANAGEMENT; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 4344627539     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCS.0000037608.55768.df     Document Type: Article

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