Open AccessBurden of informal caregivers of stroke survivors: Validation of the Zarit burden interview in an African population
Author(s) -
Frank Aiwansoba Imarhiagbe,
AU Asemota,
BA Oripelaye,
JE Akpekpe,
AA Owolabi,
AO Abidakun,
Fatai Akemokwe,
VO Ogundare,
AL Azeez,
JO Osakue
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_213_16
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , caregiver burden , population , gerontology , psychiatry , dementia , environmental health , mechanical engineering , disease , engineering
Informal care giving can be burdensome particularly where the option of institutionalized informal care scarcely exist.