The dementia caregiver-a primary care approach

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1246-1251

  Dang, Stuti ^a   Badiye, Amit ^b   Kelkar, Geetanjali ^b  

^a VAHCS GRECC (11GRC)   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caregiver assessment; Caregiver burden; Caregiver education; Practical solutions; Support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMMUNITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FINANCE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 58149361407     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318187cccc     Document Type: Article

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