Carer burden in dementia-assessing the impact of behavioural and psychological symptoms via self-report questionnaire

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-64

  Neil, Wendy ^a   Bowie, Peter ^b  

^a LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; BPSD; Carer; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY LIVING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38849203160     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1839     Document Type: Article

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