Resourcefulness in African American and Caucasian American Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: Associations With Perceived Burden, Depression, Anxiety, Positive Cognitions, and Psychological Well-Being

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 285-294

  Bekhet, Abir K ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Caregiver; Caucasian American; Dementia; Positive cognition; Resourcefulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84945450507     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12095     Document Type: Article

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