The relative stress scale, a useful instrument to identify various aspects of carer burden in dementia?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-67

  Ulstein, Ingun ^a   Wyller, Torgeir Bruun ^b   Engedal, Knut ^a,b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Burden; Carer; Dementia; Distress; Neuropsychiatric Inventory; Relative Stress Scale; RSS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RELATIVE STRESS SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRESS; SPOUSE; WORKING TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846266557     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1654     Document Type: Article

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