The correlation of home care with family caregiver burden and depressive mood: An examination of moderating functions

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-180

  Chang, Hong Jer ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dependency burden; Functionally impaired elderly; Home care services; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; TAIWAN;

EID: 70350300658     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70043-2     Document Type: Article

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