Reliability of caregivers in assessing the quality of life of stroke survivors: An explorative study;Affidabilità del caregiver nel valutare la qualità di vita del paziente con ictus cerebrale: Uno studio esplorativo

Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 180-188

  Vellone, Ercole ^a   Savini, Serenella ^a   Simeone, Silvio ^a   Barbato, Nicola ^b   Castrovillano, Giuseppina ^c   Caramia, Maria Donatella ^a   Alvaro, Rosaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCSS S Raffaele   (Italy)

^c SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Caregiver assessment; Quality of life; Stroke survivors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CUSTODY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROXY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE;

EID: 84857073296     PISSN: 15925986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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