Interventions with family caregivers for people with dementia: Efficacy problems and potential solution

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-315

  Carradice, A ^a,b   Beail, N ^a   Shankland, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease and dementia; Caregivers; Efficacy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HUMAN; STRESS; THEORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATION; HOME CARE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037828927     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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