Effects of cranial electrical stimulation on sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms, and caregiving appraisal in spousal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Rose, Karen M ^a   Taylor, Ann Gill ^a,b   Bourguignon, Cheryl ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b The Blake Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKULL; SLEEP DISORDER; SPOUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SKULL; SLEEP DISORDERS; SPOUSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449152967     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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