Systematic review of information and support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Thompson, Carl A ^a   Spilsbury, Karen ^a   Hall, Jill ^a   Birks, Yvonne ^a   Barnes, Colin ^b   Adamson, Joy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CAREGIVER; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESPITE CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548294145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-7-18     Document Type: Article

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