Impact of mental health and caregiver burden on family caregivers' physical health

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-271

  Chang, Hsing Yi ^a   Chiou, Chii Jun ^b   Chen, Nain Sen ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cargiver burden; Family caregivers; Mental health; Physical health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKING TIME;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 77649340219     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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