Biopsychological markers of distress in informal caregivers

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 90-99

  Davis, Linda Lindsey ^a   Weaver, Michael ^a   Zamrini, Edward ^b   Stevens, Alan ^b   Kang, Duck Hee ^a   Parker Jr , C Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Caregiving stress; Cortisol; Dementia; Home care; Informal caregiving

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHEMISTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROC CURVE; SALIVA; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SALIVA; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 6944244182     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800404267353     Document Type: Article

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