Impact of caregiving on health and quality of life: A comparative population-based study of caregivers for elderly persons and noncaregivers

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 873-879

  Ho, Suzanne C ^a   Chan, Alfred ^b   Woo, Jean ^c   Chong, Portia ^a   Sham, Aprille ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Caregiver burden; Elderly care recipients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ZARIT BURDEN SCALE;

EID: 67650670770     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp034     Document Type: Article

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