Quality of life in stroke survivor-caregiver dyads: A new conceptual framework and longitudinal study protocol

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 676-687

  Savini, Serenella ^a   Buck, Harleah G ^b   Dickson, Victoria Vaughan ^c   Simeone, Silvio ^d   Pucciarelli, Gianluca ^d   Fida, Roberta ^a   Matarese, Maria ^e   Alvaro, Rosaria ^d   Vellone, Ercole ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Dyad; Longitudinal study; Nursing; Quality of life; Stroke; Stroke caregiver; Stroke survivor; Study protocol

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; SURVIVOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84922947613     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12524     Document Type: Article

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