
Health and well‐being of women family carers: a comparative study with a generic focus
Author(s) -
SCHOFIELD HILARY L.,
BLOCH SIDNEY,
NANKERVIS JULIE,
MURPHY BARBARA,
SINGH BRUCE S.,
HERRMAN HELEN E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1999.tb01541.x
Subject(s) - feeling , social support , life satisfaction , psychology , focus group , physical health , psychological health , medicine , gerontology , mental health , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , marketing , business
Objective: To examine differences between women family carers of people with chronic illnesses or disabilities and a group of women ‘non‐carers’ in self‐reported physical health, psychological well‐being, life satisfaction, social support and feelings of overload.