Transitions in Spousal Caregiving
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Transitions in spousal caregiving.
PURPOSE This study describes transitions over 5 years among community-dwelling elderly spouses into and within caregiving roles and associated health outcomes. DESIGN AND METHODS Participants in the Caregiver Health Effects Study (n = 818) were interviewed four times over 5 years with changes in their caregiving status described. Analyses of the effect on health outcomes of transitions were p...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Gerontologist
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1758-5341,0016-9013
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.2.230