Effective psychosocial intervention for family caregivers lengthens time elapsed before nursing home placement of individuals with dementia: A five-year follow-up study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1177-1192

  Andrén, Signe ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Controlled; Elderly community; Longitudinal; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; NURSING HOMES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54049083402     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208007503     Document Type: Article

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