Optimism as a moderator in the relationship between stress appraisals and depression in family caregivers of frail elderly people;El optimismo como factor moderador de la relación entre el estrés y la depresión de los cuidadores informales de personas mayores dependientes

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 251-255

  Márquez González, María ^a   Losada Baltar, Andrés ^b   Peñacoba Puente, Cecilia ^b   Romero Moreno, Rosa ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Depresi n; Dispositional optimism; Moderation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OPTIMISM; PESSIMISM; STRESS;

EID: 70349203676     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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