A study of informal caregivers and the association of caregiving status with health and quality of life

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 4-7

  Ho, S C ^a   Chan, A C M ^b   Lau, J T F ^c   Woo, J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY INFORMAL CAREGIVER; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84966659189     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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