CORRELATION BETWEEN THE CAREGIVERS’ QUALITY OF LIFE AND FAMILYLEVELS OF FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF CARE

The research correlated the Functional Independence level of people with neurological sequels, with thecaregivers’ Quality of Life (QOL). The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was used with 40 subjects and the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) with 40 caregivers. The variables studied were not s...

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Main Authors: Renato Nickel, Andressa Pereira Lima, Elaine Janeczko Navarro, Lauren Machado Pinto, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive, Nilson Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2010-06-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i2.17851