Migrant care workers as protective factor against caregiver burden: Results from a longitudinal analysis of the EUROFAMCARE study in Italy

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 609-614

  Chiattia, Carlos ^a   Di Rosa, Mirko ^a   Melchiorre, Maria Gabriella ^a   Manzoli, Lamberto ^b   Rimland, Joseph M ^a   Lamura, Giovanni ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health service use; Stress burden; Usage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84880161089     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.765830     Document Type: Article

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