Biological, psychological and clinical markers of caregiver's stress in impaired elderly with dementia and age-related disease

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 289-294

  Neri, M ^a   Bonati, P A ^b   Pinelli, M ^c   Borella, P ^a   Tolve, I ^a   Nigro, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d AUSL Modena   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age related disease; Behavioral psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD); Caregivers stress; Stress in impaired elderly

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SALIVA LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33847044382     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.01.038     Document Type: Article

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