Acculturation and depressive symptoms among Mexican American elders new to the caregiving role: Results from the Hispanic-EPESE

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 417-432

  Hahn, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Kim, Giyeon ^b   Chiriboga, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; caregiving; depressive symptoms; Hispanic EPESE; Mexican American elders

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953123171     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310380454     Document Type: Article

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