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An examination of pet ownership among elderly caregivers and how it contributes to their well-being

As the older population increases, there is a need for increased support for caregivers most of them older themselves. Owning a pet may providesome of this support. This study looked at caregivers age 55 and older of brain-impaired adults and examined whether or not the social support provided by pets during the caregiving time contributes to their well-being.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:csusb.edu/oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-project-3064
Date01 January 2002
CreatorsFiello, Cynthia Ann
PublisherCSUSB ScholarWorks
Source SetsCalifornia State University San Bernardino
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceTheses Digitization Project

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