Predictors of caregiver distress among palliative home care clients in Ontario: Evidence based on the interRAI Palliative Care

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 155-163

  Hirdes, John P ^a   Freeman, Shannon ^a   Smith, Trevor Frise ^b   Stolee, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Caregiver distress; InterRAI PC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865790128     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951511000824     Document Type: Article

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