Translating the REACH Caregiver Intervention for Use by Area Agency on Aging Personnel: The REACH OUT Program

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-116

  Burgio, Louis D ^a,b   Collins, Irene B ^c   Schmid, Bettina ^b,c   Wharton, Tracy ^b,d   McCallum, Debra ^b   Decoster, Jamie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Alabama Department of Corrections   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Community university partnership; Dementia; Translation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; JOB SATISFACTION; MEMORY; MOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 64749113870     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp012     Document Type: Article

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