The association between involvement in family caregiving and mental health among middle-aged adults in Japan

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 121-129

  Oshio, Takashi ^a  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family caregiving; Japan; Mental health; Psychological distress; Sociodemographic factors; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; KESSLER 6 SCORE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; CAREGIVER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

JAPAN;

CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84903878554     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.016     Document Type: Article

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