Dementia family caregiver training: Affecting beliefs about caregiving and caregiver outcomes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 450-457

  Hepburn, Kenneth W ^a,c   Tornatore, Jane ^a   Center, Bruce ^a   Ostwald, Sharon W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c Mayo Mail Code 609   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Family caregiver; Role training; Stress mediation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS; TRAINING;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); ROLE;

EID: 0035041056     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49090.x     Document Type: Article

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