Respite services: Enhancing the quality of daily life for caregivers and persons with dementia

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 60-65

  Lund, Dale A ^a   Wright, Scott D ^a   Caserta, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Older adults; Quality of life; Respite

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; FAMILY HEALTH; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; WELLBEING;

EID: 19044374294     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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