How family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer disease achieve mental breaks: Preliminary analysis from a qualitative study

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-24

  Teitelman, Jodi ^a   Watts, Janet ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chamberlin Edmonds   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver coping; Caregiver stress; Respite

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 23244443724     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v23n01_02     Document Type: Article

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