Coping style and health-related quality of life in caregivers of epilepsy patients

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1788-1794

  Van Andel, Judith ^a   Westerhuis, Willemien ^a   Zijlmans, Maeike ^a,c   Fischer, Kathelijn ^b   Leijten, Frans S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Centre Utrecht   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Coping; Epilepsy; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING; UTRECHT COPING LIST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054769128     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6013-1     Document Type: Article

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