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Donald J. Catalano

Researcher at University of California, San Francisco

Publications -  2
Citations -  369

Donald J. Catalano is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social support & Extended family. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 367 citations.

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A Longitudinal Study of Family Supports to Impaired Elderly

TL;DR: The family supports of 115 individuals 65 years and elder were studied after discharge from the hospital and again an average of eight months later, finding that strain was high and more families used formal supports, and adaptive mechanisms to the burdens of care were described.