The influence of caregiver burden on sexual intimacy and marital satisfaction in couples with an Alzheimer spouse

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-52

  Simonelli, C ^a   Tripodi, F ^b   Rossi, R ^a   Fabrizi, A ^a   Lembo, D ^b   Cosmi, V ^b   Pierleoni, L ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Clinical Sexology Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSES;

EID: 37349084899     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01506.x     Document Type: Article

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