Open AccessBurden in informal carers of mentally infirm elderly in Lancashire
Author(s) -
Mafullul Ym
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v79i6.8848
Subject(s) - respite care , medicine , dementia , distress , psychiatry , gerontology , clinical psychology , nursing , disease , pathology
To compare the burden of supporting demented and non-demented mentally infirm elders in an English community; determine the prevalence of emotional distress in carers and to investigate the relationship between carer well being and duration of care giving.