Home care for demented subjects: New models of care and home-care allowance

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 155-162

  Fabris, F ^a   Molaschi, M ^a   Aimonino, N ^a   Ponzetto, M ^a   Maero, B ^a   Tibaldi, V ^a   Nicola, E ^a   Varetto, O ^b   Barresi, O ^b   Cavallero, M L ^b   Boschis, D ^c   Plastino, V ^c   Vitale, R ^d  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Alessandria e Tortona ^*  (Italy)

^c Presidio Ospedaliero R   (Italy)

^d Regione Piemonte Assessorato Alla S   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Economic help as a home care allowance; Home hospitalization; Severe dementia treated at home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRICS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAINING; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY HEALTH; ITALY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3042647048     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.022     Document Type: Article

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