Optimism, pessimism, mutuality, and gender: Predicting 10-year role strain in Parkinson's disease spouses

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 378-387

  Lyons, Karen S ^a   Stewart, Barbara J ^a   Archbold, Patricia G ^a   Carter, Julie H ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Early stage disease; Family care; Longitudinal research; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; OPTIMISM; PARKINSON DISEASE; PESSIMISM; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67149131978     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp046     Document Type: Article

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