Caregivers' perceptions of dementia patients' functional ability

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-91

  Davis, Barbara A ^a   Martin Cook, Kristin ^a   Hynan, Linda S ^b   Weiner, Myron F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver perceptions; Dementia patients; Functional ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33645774595     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750602100207     Document Type: Article

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