Female caregivers of stroke survivors: Coping and adapting to a life that once was

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-14

  Saban, Karen L ^a   Hogan, Nancy S ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856353772     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e31823ae4f9     Document Type: Article

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