Informal and formal care infrastructure and perceived need for caregiver training for frail US veterans referred to home and community-based services

Chronic Illness

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-66

  Van Houtven, Courtney Harold ^a   Oddone, Eugene Z ^a,b   Weinberger, Morris ^a,c  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver training programs; Frail elderly; Informal care; VA patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE; VETERAN;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VETERANS;

EID: 77949894303     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395309352694     Document Type: Article

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