Development of an intervention program for Alzheimer's family caregivers following diagnostic disclosure

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-67

  Ducharme, Francine ^a   Beaudet, Line ^a   Legault, Alain ^a   Kergoat, Marie Jeanne ^b   Lévesque, Louise ^b   Caron, Chantal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia; Diagnostic disclosure; Family caregivers; Intervention development; Qualitative evaluation

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 59949105795     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773808330093     Document Type: Article

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