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Caregiver Tips (cont.)

Related Information

References

Citations

  1. Administration on Aging (2005). Caregiver Tip Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available online: http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/overview/docs/CaregiverTipSheet.pdf.

  2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008). 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (ODPHP Publication No. U0036). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Available online: http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/pdf/paguide.pdf.

Other Works Consulted

  • Boal J, Loengard A (2007). Home care. In RJ Ham et al., eds., Primary Care Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach, 5th ed., pp. 172–177. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier.

  • Family Caregiver Alliance (2003). Fact Sheet: Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers. Available online: http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/print_friendly.jsp?nodeid=847.

  • Family Caregiver Alliance (2004). Fact Sheet: Caring for Adults with Cognitive and Memory Impairments. Available online: http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/print_friendly.jsp?nodeid=392.

  • Family Caregiver Alliance (accessed November 2008). A Guide to Taking Care of Yourself. Available online: http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/print_friendly.jsp?nodeid=667.

  • Goldstein NE, Morrison RS (2007). Palliative care. In RJ Ham et al., eds., Primary Care Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach, 5th ed., pp. 194–205. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier.

  • Joberst GJ, Wilbur JK (2007). Care of the elderly. In RE Rakel, ed., Textbook of Family Medicine, 7th ed., pp. 67–105. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Nusbaum NJ (2007). Rehabilitation. In RJ Ham et al., eds., Primary Care Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach, 5th ed., pp. 179–193. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier.

  • Pinquart M, Sörensen S (2007). Correlates of physical health of informal caregivers: A meta-analysis. Journals of Gerontology, 62B(2): 126–137.

  • Rakel RE, Storey P (2007). Care of the dying patient. In RE Rakel, ed., Textbook of Family Medicine, 7th ed., pp. 107–126. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Vitaliano PP, et al. (2003). Is caregiving hazardous to one’s physical health? A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 129(6): 946–972.

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