Quality of life of caregivers with relatives suffering from mental illness in Hong Kong: Roles of caregiver characteristics, caregiving burdens, and satisfaction with psychiatric services

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wong, Daniel F K ^a   Lam, Angus Y K ^a   Chan, Sau K ^b   Chan, Shuk F ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caregivers characteristics; Caregiving burden; Hong Kong; Quality of life; Satisfaction with psychiatric services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHINA; CHINESE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; STUDENT T TEST; TAIWAN; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ASIAN; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856321017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-15     Document Type: Article

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