Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 343-350 , March 2006

Social Support, Social Problem-Solving Abilities, and Adjustment of Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors

  • Joan S. Grant, DSN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Joan S. Grant, DSN, RN, CS, University of Alabama, School of Nursing, NB #407, 1701 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294-1210
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  • Timothy R. Elliott, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
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  • Michael Weaver, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
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  • Gerald L. Glandon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
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  • James L. Raper, DSN, CRNP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine-Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
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  • Joyce N. Giger, EdD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

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 Supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research (grant no. 1R15NR04724-01), the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Neuroscience Nursing Foundation of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.09.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 343-350 , March 2006

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