Emotional support from family members and subjective health in caregivers of the frail elderly at home in Japan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 138-141

  Okamoto, Kazushi ^a   Harasawa, Yuko ^b  

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

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caregivers of disabled elderly; Community based long term care; Family support for caregivers; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67349251209     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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