Anxiety and low life satisfaction associate with high caregiver strain early after stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 139-143

  Oosterveer, Daniëlla M ^a   Mishre, Radha Rambaran ^a   Van Oort, Andrea ^b   Bodde, Karin ^b   Aerden, Leo A M ^b  

^a Sophia Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

^b Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Caregiver strain; Caregiver strain index; Life satisfaction; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION;

AGED; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE;

EID: 84894627008     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1250     Document Type: Article

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