Training community consultants to help family members improve dementia care: A randomized controlled trial

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 802-811

  Teri, Linda ^a   McCurry, Susan M ^a   Logsdon, Rebecca ^a   Gibbons, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Anxiety; Behavior management; Caregivers; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 28744456809     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.6.802     Document Type: Article

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