Exploring aging-related stress among older spousal caregivers

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 13-16

  Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine ^a   Demiris, George ^b   Oliver, Debra Parker ^c   Burchett, Molly ^d  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPOUSE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84905973557     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20140506-01     Document Type: Article

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