Do partners of patients with chronic heart failure experience caregiver burden?

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-262

  Ågren, Susanna ^a,b,c   Evangelista, Lorraine ^d   Strömberg, Anna ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Institute for Health Sciences   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Depression; Health related quality of life; Heart failure; Nursing; Partner

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77958152630     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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