Premorbid relationship satisfaction and caregiver burden in dementia caregivers

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-119

  Lea Steadman, Pamela ^a,c   Tremont, Geoffrey ^b,c   Duncan Davis, Jennifer ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Burden; Caregiver; Dementia; Relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RHODE ISLAND;

EID: 34249935857     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988706298624     Document Type: Article

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