Burden in family caregivers of the elderly: prevalence and association with characteristics of the elderly and the caregivers
A cross-sectional, epidemiological study aimed to estimate the prevalence of burden among family caregivers of impaired elderly residents in the city of João Pessoa, and to identify associations between the mean burden and social and demographic characteristics of the elderly and the caregivers. A t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-10-01
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| Series: | Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342013000501129&lng=en&tlng=en |