The Relationship Between Leisure and Perceived Burden of Spouse Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease
Description:
The problem of this study was to better understand spouse caregivers' leisure involvement, experience, and barriers and their relationships with perceived burden. Thirty-six wife and 19 husband caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders volunteered to participate in this study, either by mailed questionnaire or interview. Respondents were primarily female, white, with an average age of 72 years. The conclusions of the study were: (a) caregivers significantly reduce bot…
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Date:
August 1993
Creator:
Tu, Su-Fen