Factors of high impacts on the life of caregivers of disabled elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-80

  Rezende, Talita Cristina Barbosa ^a   Coimbra, Arlete Maria Valente ^a   Costallat, Lilian Tereza Lavras ^a   Coimbra, Ibsen Bellini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caregivers burden; Chronic care of dependent elderly; Family Health Program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE STRESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; TENSION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953286135     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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