Cognitive functioning in spousal caregivers of dementia patients: Findings from the prospective MAASBED study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-166

  de Vugt, Marjolein E ^a   Jolles, Jelle ^a   van Osch, Liesbeth ^a   Stevens, Fred ^a   Aalten, Pauline ^a   Lousberg, Richel ^a   Verhey, Frans R J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural problems; Caregiver; Cognition; Dementia; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSE; VERBAL MEMORY;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPOUSES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644970526     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afj044     Document Type: Article

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