Understanding the Burden Experienced by Caregivers of Older Adults Who Use a Powered Wheelchair: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: In this study, we aimed to describe the burden of family caregivers providing powered wheelchair-related and overall assistance and test the hypotheses that caregiver burden correlates with participation, wheelchair skills capacity, anxiety, depression, and social support. Methods: Cross-...

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Main Authors: Paula W. Rushton PhD, Delphine Labbé PhD, Louise Demers PhD, William C. Miller PhD, William B. Mortenson PhD, R. Lee Kirby MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-04-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721417703736