Stress and Quality of Life in Caregivers of Inner-City Minority Children With Poorly Controlled Asthma

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-134

  Bellin, Melissa H ^a   Kub, Joan ^b   Frick, Kevin D ^c   Bollinger, Mary Elizabeth ^d   Tsoukleris, Mona ^e   Walker, Jennifer ^d   Land, Cassie ^d   Butz, Arlene M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Caregiver; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84873992773     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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