A typology of caregiving spouses of geriatric patients without dementia: caring, worried, desperate
Abstract Background An increasing number of older people in Germany receive care at home from family members, particularly from spouses. Family care has been associated not only with subjective burden but also with negative effects on caregivers’ health. A heterogeneous group, caregivers are confron...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02425-1 |