Psychological Adaptation — Problem-solving: A Stroke Caregiver Early Intervention
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King RB, Ainsworth CR, Ronen M, Hartke RJ Stroke caregivers: pressing problems reported during the first months of caregiving. J Neurosci Nurs. 2010 Dec;42(6):302-11. doi: 10.1097/jnn.0b013e3181f8a575.
King RB, Hartke RJ, Houle TT Patterns of relationships between background characteristics, coping, and stroke caregiver outcomes. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2010 Jul-Aug;17(4):308-17. doi: 10.1310/tsr1704-308.
King RB, Hartke RJ, Lee J, Raad J The stroke caregiver unmet resource needs scale: development and psychometric testing. J Neurosci Nurs. 2013 Dec;45(6):320-8. doi: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e3182a3ce40.
King RB, Raad JH, Flaherty J, Hartke RJ Stroke Caregiver Depression: Qualitative Comparison of Treatment Responders and Nonresponders at 1 Year. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2022 Nov-Dec 01;37(6):581-588. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000852. Epub 2021 Aug 9.
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) #R01 NR009077: Problem-solving: A Stroke Caregiver Early Intervention
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