Social support and well-being in dementia family caregivers: The mediating role of self-efficacy

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 761-768

  Au, Alma ^a   Lai, Man Kin ^a   Lau, Kam Mei ^a   Pan, Pey Chyou ^b   Lam, Linda ^c   Thompson, Larry ^d   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Self efficacy; Social support; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATH ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70449085038     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902918223     Document Type: Article

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