The burden of caregivers of elderly patients in an acute care hospital and the role of psychologists in the management of the "fragile" caregiver;Burden del caregiver di anziani ricoverati in una unità operativa ospedaliera per acuti e ruolo dello psicologo nella gestione del caregiver "fragile"

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 34, Issue 1 SUPPL. A, 2012, Pages

  Luchetti, Lucio ^a,b   Porcu, Nicoletta ^b   Dordoni, Giordana ^a   Gobbi, Guido ^b   Lorido, Antonio ^a,b  

^a Azienda USL di Piacenza   (Italy)

^b GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burden; Caregiver; Comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84861545087     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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