Family caregiving and emotional strain: Associations with quality of life in a large national sample of middle-aged and older adults

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 679-688

  Roth, David L ^a   Perkins, Martinique ^a   Wadley, Virginia G ^b   Temple, Ella M ^a   Haley, William E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Caregiving strain; Depressive symptoms; Family caregivers; Health related quality of life; Psychological health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 12;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650717614     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9482-2     Document Type: Article

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