Telephone interventions for family caregivers of patients with dementia: What are best nursing practices?

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 348-354

  Mason, Bernadette J ^a   Harrison, Barbara E ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia caregivers; Intervention; Telephone

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING THEORY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 60549099456     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000339346.26500.b9     Document Type: Article

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