Psychosocial experiences and needs of Australian caregivers of people with stroke: Prognosis messages, caregiver resilience, and relationships

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 356-368

  El Masry, Yasmeen ^a   Mullan, Barbara ^a   Hackett, Maree ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

caregivers; experiences; needs; qualitative; relationships; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84881160958     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: 19455119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr2004-356     Document Type: Article

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