Capability to care: Supporting the health of informal caregivers for older people

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 339-348

  Horrell, Barbara ^a   Stephens, Christine ^a   Breheny, Mary ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Capability; Emotions; Informal caregiving; Interdependence; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN NEEDS; INFORMAL CAREGIVER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORK; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WELLBEING; AGE; EMPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84926321670     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000144     Document Type: Article

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