Psychological health in older adult spousal caregivers of older adults

Chronic Illness

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-80

  Lavela, Sherri L ^a,b   Ather, Nazneen ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Caregiver; Morbidity; Psychological health; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES;

EID: 77949886397     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395309356943     Document Type: Article

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