Balancing eldercare and employment: The role of work interruptions and supportive employers

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 347-369

  Kim, Jeungkun ^a   Ingersoll Dayton, Berit ^a   Kwak, Minyoung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers' stress; employed caregivers; informal support; work performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MODEL; WORKPLACE; ABSENTEEISM; AGED; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ABSENTEEISM; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84875344980     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464811423647     Document Type: Article

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