Depressive Symptoms and Diurnal Salivary Cortisol Patterns Among Female Caregivers of Stroke Survivors

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 396-404

  Saban, Karen L ^a,b   Mathews, Herbert L ^c   Bryant, Fred B ^a   O'Brien, Timothy E ^a   Janusek, Linda Witek ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

allostatic load; caregivers; cortisol; depression; psychological stress; stroke

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SLEEP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SLEEP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE;

EID: 84866659470     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800412439458     Document Type: Article

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