1997 IPA/Bayer Research Awards in Psychogeriatrics - (second place). Associations between dysfunctional behaviors, gender, and burden in spousal caregivers of cognitively impaired older adults

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 277-290

  Bédard, Michel ^a,b,f   Molloy, D William ^a   Pedlar, David ^c   Lever, Judith A ^d   Stones, Michael J ^b,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Institute of Social Gerontology of Quebec   (Canada)

^c Veterans Affairs Canada   (Canada)

^d HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^f Geriatric Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PATIENT CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SPOUSES;

EID: 2642613655     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610297004444     Document Type: Article

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