Systematic review of respite care in the frail elderly

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 1-246

  Shaw, C ^a   McNamara, R ^b   Abrams, K ^c   Cannings John, R ^b   Hood, K ^b   Longo, M ^a   Myles, S ^a   O'Mahony, S ^b   Roe, B ^d   Williams, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ANXIETY; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DAY CARE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; KNOWLEDGE; MORALITY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPITE CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WELLBEING; WORKING TIME; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CAREGIVER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPITE CARE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 66849117077     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta13200     Document Type: Review

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