Relationships between stress perception and stress biomarkers in family caregivers

Journal of Nursing

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 43-52

  Cheng, Kuan Chin ^a   Chiu, Yi Chen ^b   Lee, Yi Nung ^b   Liao, Shun Kuei ^b,c   Lee, Shwu Hua ^d,e  

^a TAOYUAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Family caregivers; Stress biomarker; Stress perceptions

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INTERLEUKIN 10;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-10; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79959389714     PISSN: 0047262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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