The caregiver well-being scale: Developing a short-form rapid assessment instrument

Health and Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 222-230

  Tebb, Susan S ^a   Berg Weger, Marla ^a   Rubio, Doris M ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; basic needs; caregiver well being; measurement; rapid assessment instrument

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880917405     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hlt019     Document Type: Article

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