The association between caregiver burden and caregiver health-related quality of life in Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 129-136

  Bell, Chaim M ^a,b,c   Araki, Sally S ^a   Neumann, Peter J ^a  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR RISK ANALYSIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Caregiver burden; Cost effectiveness analysis; Quality adjusted life year

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0034871744     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-200107000-00004     Document Type: Article

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