Social and depressive stress suffered by spouses of patients with mild dementia

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-246

  Brækhus, Anne ^a   Øksengård, Anne Rita ^a   Engedal, Knut ^a   Laake, Knut ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carers; Dementia; Memory Clinic; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032444214     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134398750003034     Document Type: Article

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