The caregivers for Alzheimer's disease Problems Scale (CAPS): Development of a new scale within the LASER-AD study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-290

  Livingston, G ^a   Mahoney, R ^a   Regan, C ^a   Katona, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Anxiety; Caregivers; Depression; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 19044395335     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi103     Document Type: Article

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