Reconciling work and family caregiving among adult-child family caregivers of older people with dementia: Effects on role strain and depressive symptoms

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 829-840

  Wang, Yu Nu ^a   Shyu, Yea Ing Lotus ^a   Chen, Min Chi ^a   Yang, Pei Shan ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depressive symptoms; Family caregiver; Nursing; Role strain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONFLICT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROLE PLAYING; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79952722007     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05505.x     Document Type: Article

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