Factors underlying caregiver stress in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-81

  Mioshi, Eneida ^a,c   Bristow, Matt ^b   Cook, Rachel ^b   Hodges, John R ^a,c,d  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d University Department of Clinical Neuroscience   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Alzheimer's disease; Caregiver; Carer; Depression; Frontotemporal dementia; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 58249136223     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000193626     Document Type: Article

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