Telecommunications technology as an aid to family caregivers of persons with dementia

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 469-476

  Czaja, Sara J ^a   Rubert, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiving; Technology based interventions; Telecommunication interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0036114634     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200205000-00011     Document Type: Article

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