Daily stressors and adult day service use by family caregivers: Effects on depressive symptoms, positive mood, and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1592-1602

  Zarit, Steven H ^a   Whetzel, Courtney A ^a   Kim, Kyungmin ^b   Femia, Elia E ^a   Almeida, David M ^a   Rovine, Michael J ^a   Klein, Laura Cousino ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

adult day services; Caregiving; DHEA S; positive mood; stress

Indexed keywords

PRASTERONE SULFATE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ADULT DAY SERVICE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; POSITIVE MOOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STRESS; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VERY ELDERLY; AFFECT; DAY CARE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMARKERS; CAREGIVERS; DAY CARE, MEDICAL; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84928212029     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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