The impact of stroke on unpaid caregivers: Results from the Auckland Regional Community Stroke study, 2002-2003

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 548-554

  Parag, Varsha ^a,c   Hackett, Maree L ^e   Yapa, Chaturangi M ^c   Kerse, Ngaire ^b   McNaughton, Harry ^d   Feigin, Valery L ^a   Anderson, Craig S ^a,e  

^a University of Auckland Clinical Trials Research Unit   (New Zealand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Quality of life; Stroke epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BAKAS CAREGIVING OUTCOMES SCALE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; STROKE; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 45549096648     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000131673     Document Type: Article

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