Changes in social support and their impact on psychosocial outcome over a 5-year period for African American and White dementia caregivers

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 857-862

  Clay, Olivio J ^a   Roth, David L ^a   Wadley, Virginia G ^a   Haley, William E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Dementia; Psychosocial; Racial differences; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249172704     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1996     Document Type: Article

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