Understanding patterns of service utilization among informal caregivers of community older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-99

  Hong, Song Iee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Andersen model; Caregiver service use pattern; Latent class analysis; Network Episode Model; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPITE CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; RESPITE CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75449115361     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp105     Document Type: Article

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