Measurement of informal care time in a study of patients with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1160-1176

  Neubauer, Simone ^a   Holle, Rolf ^a   Menn, Petra ^a   Grossfeld Schmitz, Maria ^b   Graesel, Elmar ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dementia; Economic evaluation; Informal care; Measurement; RUD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMAL CARE TIME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT GUIDANCE; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54049121014     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208007564     Document Type: Article

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