Worksite-based internet multimedia program for family caregivers of persons with dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 793-801

  Beauchamp, Natasha ^a   Irvine, A Blair ^a   Seeley, John ^a   Johnson, Brian ^a  

^a Oregon Center for Applied Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Coping; Depression; EAP; Elder care; Internet; Multimedia; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; JOB SATISFACTION; MULTIMEDIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 28744444391     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.6.793     Document Type: Article

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