Short-term changes in sleep, mastery & stress: Impacts on depression and health in dementia caregivers

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 509-516

  Simpson, Cherie ^a   Carter, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia caregiving; Depression; Mastery; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SLEEP;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SLEEP; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84888438486     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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