Effects of daily stressors on the psychological and biological well-being of spouses of persons with mild cognitive impairment

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 653-664

  Savla, Jyoti ^a,b   Roberto, Karen A ^a,b   Blieszner, Rosemary ^a,b   Cox, Matthew ^b   Gwazdauskas, Frank ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Human Development ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Daily diaries; Distress; Mild cognitive impairment; Stress process model

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHEMISTRY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80054889624     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr041     Document Type: Article

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