Multiple sclerosis patient caregivers: The relationship between their psychological and social needs and burden levels

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 326-333

  Akku, Yeliz ^a  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

burden; caregivers; Multiple sclerosis; psycho social needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNEMPLOYMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TURKEY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 78650797428     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.490866     Document Type: Article

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