Prevalence of chronic illnesses and characteristics of chronically ill informal caregivers of persons with dementia

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-141

  Wang, Xiao Rong ^a,b   Robinson, Karen M ^a   Carter Harris, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Chronic illness; Community; Dementia; Informal caregivers; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAUGHTER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMAL CAREGIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SON; SPOUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; CHRONIC ILLNESS; COMMUNITY; DEMENTIA; INFORMAL CAREGIVERS; OLDER PEOPLE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84890350679     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft142     Document Type: Article

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