Incongruence between stroke survivor and spouse perceptions of survivor functioning and effects on spouse mental health: A mixed-methods pilot study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 46-54

  Mccarthy, Michael J ^a   Lyons, Karen S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

couples; depression; functioning; incongruence; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; SURVIVOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; STROKE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84911436374     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2014.913551     Document Type: Article

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