Meaning and measurement of caregiver outcomes

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-381

  Brodaty, Henry ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Caregiver; Carer; Dementia; Measure; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY CRISIS ORIENTED PERSONAL EVALUATION SCALES; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HALLUCINATION; HAMILTON SCALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; NORBECK SOCIAL SUPPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34248227009     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207005182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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