Caregiving intensity and change in physical functioning over a 2-Year period: Results of the caregiver-study of osteoporotic fractures

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-210

  Fredman, Lisa ^a   Doros, Gheorghe ^b   Ensrud, Kristine E ^b   Hochberg, Marc C ^b   Cauley, Jane A ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Caregivers; Disability evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BONE; DISABILITY; OSTEOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; STRESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651094135     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp102     Document Type: Article

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