Quality of relationships between care recipients and their primary caregivers and its effect on caregivers' burden and satisfaction in Israel

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 570-591

  Iecovich, Esther ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Care recipients; Caregiving burden; Primary caregivers; Quality of relationships; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKLOAD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79960793825     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2011.579691     Document Type: Article

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