Individual quality of life factors distinguishing low-burden and high-burden caregivers of dementia patients

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 164-170

  Coen, Robert F ^a   O'boyle, Ciaran A ^b   Coakley, Davis ^a   Lawlor, Brian A ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Individual quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036118874     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000048648     Document Type: Article

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