Online support for employed informal caregivers: Psychosocial outcomes

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-20

  Klemm, Paula R ^a   Hayes, Evelyn R ^a   Diefenbeck, Cynthia A ^a   Milcarek, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

family caregivers; Online support groups; psychosocial outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84894098525     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: 15389774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000009     Document Type: Article

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