The relationship between self-efficacy and positive aspects of caregiving in Alzheimer's disease caregivers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 683-688

  Semiatin, Alicia M ^a   O'Connor, Maureen K ^b,c  

^a William James College   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Dementia; Positive aspects of caregiving; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84863444663     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.651437     Document Type: Article

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