Physical and mental health effects of family caregiving

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 108, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 23-27

  Schulz, Richard ^a   Sherwood, Paula R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH TRANSITION; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 53049099305     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000336406.45248.4c     Document Type: Article

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