Telecommunication Interventions for Caregivers of Elders with Dementia

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 76-88

  Wright, Lore K ^a   Bennet, Gerald ^a   Gramling, Lou ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Caregiving; Dementia; Depression; Health promotion; Human development; Psychotherapy; Social support; Stress; Telecommunication

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 0032012835     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-199803000-00009     Document Type: Article

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