Family caregivers of older relatives: Ways of coping and change in distress

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 274-290

  Knussen, Christina ^a   Tolson, Debbie ^a   Brogan, Clare A ^a   Swan, Iain R C ^b   Stott, David J ^b   Sullivan, Frank ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Coping; Hearing impairment; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRESBYCUSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCOTLAND; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 45849093296     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500701405483     Document Type: Article

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