Positive affect is associated with fewer sleep problems in older caregivers but not noncaregivers

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 559-569

  Fredman, Lisa ^a   Gordon, Sheryl A ^a   Heeren, Timothy ^a   Stuver, Sherri O ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Depressive symptoms; Positive affect; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84905029488     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt040     Document Type: Article

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