Health-related quality of life profiles among family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

Family and Community Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-339

  Lua, Pei Lin ^a   Bakar, Zanariah Abu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

family caregivers; health related quality of life; schizophrenia; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052758025     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e31822b54ad     Document Type: Article

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