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Correlates of Community Service Attitudes Among Family Caregivers

Correlates of Community Service Attitudes Among Family Caregivers This article examines caregiver and care recipient characteristics associated with communityservice attitudes. Using Community Service Attitude Inventory subscales that were refined foruse across populations, the relationship between caregiver gender, age, relationship, type ofmedical diagnosis, and scores on attitude subscales were investigated in a sample of 562 familycaregivers. Attitudes toward services were found to be associated with caregiver gender, age,and diagnosis. Implications for research and practice are presented. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Gerontology SAGE

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SAGE
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ISSN
0733-4648
eISSN
1552-4523
DOI
10.1177/073346489901800202
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Abstract

This article examines caregiver and care recipient characteristics associated with communityservice attitudes. Using Community Service Attitude Inventory subscales that were refined foruse across populations, the relationship between caregiver gender, age, relationship, type ofmedical diagnosis, and scores on attitude subscales were investigated in a sample of 562 familycaregivers. Attitudes toward services were found to be associated with caregiver gender, age,and diagnosis. Implications for research and practice are presented.

Journal

Journal of Applied GerontologySAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1999

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