Predictors of health and human services use by persons with dementia and their family caregivers

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1255-1266

  Toseland, Ronald W ^a   McCallion, Philip ^a   Gerber, Todd ^b   Banks, Steve ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiving; Community services; Dementia; USA

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW YORK; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036789512     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00240-4     Document Type: Article

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