Factors associated with quality of life and caregiver strain amongst frail older adults referred to a community rehabilitation service: Implications for service delivery

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 1215-1221

  Comans, Tracy A ^a,c   Currin, Michelle L ^b   Brauer, Sandra G ^c   Haines, Terry P ^d,e  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Queensland Health ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Southern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

caregivers; community; elderly; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; REHABILITATION;

EID: 79957604425     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.525288     Document Type: Article

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