A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Perrin, Paul B ^a   Panyavin, Ivan ^b   Morlett Paredes, Alejandra ^a   Aguayo, Adriana ^c,d   Macias, Miguel Angel ^c   Rabago, Brenda ^c,d   Picot, Sandra J Fulton ^e   Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos ^b,f  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^d Enrique Diaz de Leon University   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL SUPPORT EVALUATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MEXICAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SATISFACTION WITH LIFE SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; ZARIT BURDEN INVENTORY; ANXIETY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945959419     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: 18758584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/283958     Document Type: Article

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