Efficacy of rivastigmine on activities of daily living in Sri Lankan patients with Alzheimer disease and on improving caregiver burden: A prospective study

Ceylon Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 106-109

  De Silva, H A ^a   Pathmeswaran, A ^a   Gunatilake, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

AChE inhibitor; ADL Index; Caregiver demographics; Caregiver Stress Scale

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RIVASTIGMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SRI LANKA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SRI LANKA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32944465734     PISSN: 00090875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v50i3.1426     Document Type: Article

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