Helping those who help others: The modified Caregiver strain index

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 62-69

  Onega, Lisa L ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COOPERATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSON; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENCHMARKING; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 51449098573     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000334528.90459.9a     Document Type: Article

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