The inclusion of positive aspects of caring in the Caregiver Strain Index: Tests of feasibility and validity

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 984-993

  Al Janabi, Hareth ^a   Frew, Emma ^a   Brouwer, Werner ^b   Rappange, David ^b   Van Exel, Job ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caregiver Strain Index; Caregivers; Outcome assessment; Positive aspects of caring; Psychometrics; Questionnaire design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VALIDATION STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY;

CAREGIVERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77953611912     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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