Family Functioning Is Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers of Acute Stroke Survivors

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 947-955

  Epstein Lubow, Gary P ^a,b   Beevers, Christopher G ^a,b   Bishop, Duane S ^a,c   Miller, Ivan W ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Family relations; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT FORM 36; SURVIVOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 65749104034     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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