Factors associated with care burden and quality of life among caregivers of the mentally ill in Chinese society

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-206

  Fan, Chun Chieh ^a   Chen, Ying Yeh ^b,c  

^a Ju Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

care burden; Chinese society; daily care hours; mentally ill; quality of life; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 79952098280     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764009348440     Document Type: Article

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