Reliability and validity of the spanish version of the revised scale for caregiving self-efficacy

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-357

  Márquez González, María ^a   Losada, Andrés ^b   López, Javier ^c   Peñacoba, Cecilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Caregivers; Dementia; Depression; Dysfunctional; Help seeking; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649172697     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110903110419     Document Type: Article

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