Effects of marital closeness on the transition from caregiving to widowhood

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 808-817

  Pruchno, Rachel A ^a   Cartwright, Francine P ^a   Wilson Genderson, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; End state renal disease; Grief; Marital closeness; Relief; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTTRAUMATIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPOUSE; WELLBEING; WIDOW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 70449371008     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903046503     Document Type: Article

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