Predictor of increase in caregiver burden for disabled elderly at home

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-131

  Okamoto, Kazushi ^a   Harasawa, Yuko ^b  

^a Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing and Health   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Caregiving at home; Community based care; Discriminant analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67349212867     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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