Primary care interventions for Dementia caregivers: 2-Year outcomes from the REACH study

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 547-555

  Burns, Robert ^a,b   Nichols, Linda O ^b   Martindale Adams, Jennifer ^b   Graney, Marshall J ^b   Lummus, Allan ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Frail elders; Memory disorders

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELLBEING;

EID: 0043037233     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.4.547     Document Type: Article

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