Veterans' Informal Caregivers in the "Sandwich Generation": A Systematic Review Toward a Resilience Model

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 57, Issue 6-7, 2014, Pages 556-584

  Smith Osborne, Alexa ^a   Felderhoff, Brandi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiving; resilience; sandwich generation; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; VETERAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SOCIAL WORK; VETERANS;

EID: 84905750080     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2014.880101     Document Type: Article

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