Carer-held records for dementia: A controlled trial

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-268

  Simpson, Rosemary ^a   Wakefield, Penny ^b   Spiers, Nicola ^b   Jagger, Carol ^b   Lindesay, James ^a,b  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carer strain; Carers; Locus of control

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY LIFE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33744792033     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610205002565     Document Type: Article

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