Assisted vacations for men with dementia and their caregiving spouses: Evaluation of health-related effects

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-120

  Wilz, Gabriele ^a   Fink Heitz, Margit ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Dementia intervention; Depression; Family care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SPOUSE;

EID: 41849086963     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.1.115     Document Type: Article

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