Burnout in a sample of Alzheimer's disease caregivers in Brazil

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 151-160

  Truzzi, Annibal ^a   Souza, Wanderson ^a   Bucasio, Erika ^a   Berger, William ^a   Figueira, Ivan ^a   Engelhardt, Eliasz ^a   Laks, Jerson ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brazil; Burden of care; Burnout; Caregiving; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAZIL; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 58149154306     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632008000300004     Document Type: Article

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