Meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for caregivers of people with dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 657-664

  Brodaty, Henry ^a,b   Green, Alisa ^b   Koschera, Annette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Family caregivers; Interventions; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOOD; MORBIDITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0038070244     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2003.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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