Gender differences among Canadian spousal caregivers at the end of life

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-166

  Brazil, Kevin ^a,b,c   Thabane, Lehana ^b,d   Foster, Gary ^d   Bédard, Michel ^e,f  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^e LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

End of life care; Gender differences; Home based palliative care; Palliative care; Spousal caregiving

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE;

AGED; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 60049092483     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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