Quality of life for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-231

  Vellone, Ercole ^a,b   Piras, Giovanni ^c   Talucci, Carlo ^b   Cohen, Marlene Zichi ^d,e  

^a San Carlo Hospital   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Nursing Service   (Italy)

^d John S Dunn Sr Department of Oncology Nursing ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Informal caregivers; Interview; Nursing; Phenomenology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 37848999706     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04494.x     Document Type: Article

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