Illness representation and sense of coherence in dementia caregiving

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 722-732

  Lo Sterzo, Elena ^a   Orgeta, Vasiliki ^b  

^a Modena e San Benedetto del Tronto   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

caregiving; carers; dementia; illness perception; illness representation; sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSE OF COHERENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSE OF COHERENCE;

EID: 85018261946     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105315613132     Document Type: Article

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