Activities enjoyed by patients with dementia together with their spouses and psychological morbidity in carers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-282

  Searson, R ^a   Hendry, A M ^a   Ramachandran, R ^b   Burns, A ^b   Purandare, N ^b  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Dementia; Positive aspects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SPOUSES;

EID: 41849128818     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860801956977     Document Type: Article

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