Effects of interventions on dementia caregivers and other informal helpers: A meta-analysis;Interventionseffekte auf pflegende dementer und andere informelle helfer: Eine metaanalyse

Zeitschrift fur Gerontopsychologie und -psychiatrie

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-100

  Pinquart, Martin ^a   Sörensen, Silvia ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Caregiving; Depression; Intervention; Meta analysis; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036336241     PISSN: 10116877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024//1011-6877.15.2.85     Document Type: Article

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