A randomized controlled trial of a home hospital intervention for frail elderly demented patients: Behavioral disturbances and caregiver's stress

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 431-436

  Tibaldi, V ^a   Aimonino, N ^a   Ponzetto, M ^a   Stasi, M F ^a   Amati, D ^a   Raspo, S ^a   Roglia, D ^a   Molaschi, M ^a   Fabris, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioral disturbances; Caregivers of demented patients; Caregivers' stress; Dementia in elderly; Home care of demented patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NURSE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORKER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST OF ILLNESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 3042693642     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.055     Document Type: Article

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