Positive caregiving experiences are associated with life satisfaction in spouses of stroke survivors

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 801-807

  Kruithof, Willeke J ^a   Visser Meily, Johanna M A ^a   Post, Marcel W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Personal satisfaction; quality of life; spouse caregiver; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SPOUSE;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSES; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84868383564     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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