Examining what caregivers do during respite time to make respite more effective

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-131

  Lund, Dale A ^a   Utz, Rebecca ^a   Caserta, Michael S ^a   Wright, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult day care; Burden and satisfaction; Caregiver activities; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESPITE CARE; WELLBEING; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 58149468827     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464808323448     Document Type: Article

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