Substantial changes in mastery perceptions of dementia caregivers with the placement of a care recipient

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 202-214

  Infurna, Frank J ^a,b,c   Gerstorf, Denis ^a,b,c   Zarit, Steven H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caregiver stress and coping study; Caregiving; Caring for Dementia related conditions; Placement; Stress process

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874383316     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs063     Document Type: Article

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