Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ458897
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Cultural and Noncultural Factors as Determinants of Caregiver Burden for the Impaired Elderly in South Korea.
Choi, Haekyung
Gerontologist, v33 n1 p8-15 Feb 1993
Investigated determining variables of caregiver burden in caring for impaired older relatives in South Korea. Economic factors, daily caregiving hours, and caregiver's health status emerged as most important determinants of caregiver burden among 169 primary family caregivers in South Korea. Caregivers' congruency with traditional caregiver selection norms remained statistically significant predictor of certain dimensions of caregiver burden. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Family Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Frail Elderly, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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