Measures of psychological stress and physical health in family caregivers of stroke survivors: A literature review

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 128-138

  Saban, Karen L ^a,b   Sherwood, Paula R ^c   DeVon, Holli A ^a   Hynes, Denise M ^d,e  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Edward Hines Jr Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STROKE; SURVIVOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77954652324     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e3181d4a3ee     Document Type: Article

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