Living with dementia: Is distress influenced by carer personality?

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL., 2001, Pages 333-340

  Renzetti, C ^a,b   Iacono, S ^a,b   Pinelli, M ^a,b   Marri, L ^a,b   Modugno, M ^a,b   Neri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Care of demented people; Influence of caregiver personality; Relatives stress scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS;

EID: 0034903113     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(01)00157-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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