Care coordination assisted by technology for multiethnic caregivers of persons with dementia: A pilot clinical demonstration project on caregiver burden and depression

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 443-447

  Dang, Stuti ^a,b   Remon, Nilber ^c   Harris, Julia ^a   Malphurs, Julie ^a,b   Sandals, Lauran ^a,b   Cabrera, Angeles Lozada ^a   Nedd, Nicole ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 58949090192     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080608     Document Type: Article

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