The Savvy Caregiver Program: Developing and Testing a Transportable Dementia Family Caregiver Training Program

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 908-915

  Hepburn, Kenneth W ^a   Lewis, Marsha ^a   Sherman, Carey Wexler ^b   Tornatore, Jane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Screen Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Community intervention; Dissemination; Translational research

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SKILL; WELLBEING;

EID: 0346728873     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.6.908     Document Type: Review

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