Follow-up of an intervention program for caregivers of a relative with dementia living in a long-term care setting: Are there any persistent and delayed effects?

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 461-469

  Ducharme, Francine ^a   Lévesque, Louise ^a   Giroux, Francine ^a   Lachance, Lise ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELATIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 23244456642     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860500142812     Document Type: Article

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