Behavioral disorders in dementia patients and their impact on the stress of caregiving relatives: The "Arad" questionnaire

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages 481-485

  Savorani, G ^a   Vulcano, V ^a   Boni, S ^a   Sarti, G ^a   Ravaglia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioral disturbances; Dementia; Stress of caregiving persons

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCONTINENCE; INDEPENDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; STRESS;

EID: 0031708790     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(98)80070-8     Document Type: Article

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