Informal and Formal Social Support and Caregiver Burden: The AGES Caregiver Survey

Background: We examined the associations of informal (eg, family members and friends) and formal (eg, physician and visiting nurses) social support with caregiver’s burden in long-term care and the relationship between the number of available sources of social support and caregiver burden. Method...

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Main Author: Koichiro Shiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/26/12/26_JE20150263/_pdf