Differences in social support of caregivers living with partners suffering from COPD or dementia

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-103

  Nordtug, Bente ^a   Krokstad, Steinar ^b   Sletvold, Olav ^b   Holen, Are ^b  

^a NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Community care; Lung disease; Pulmonary disease; Spouses

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84876084596     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2011.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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