Befriending carers of people with dementia: A cost utility analysis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 610-623

  Wilson, Edward ^a   Thalanany, Mariamma ^a   Shepstone, Lee ^a   Charlesworth, Georgina ^b   Poland, Fiona ^c   Harvey, Ian ^a   Price, David ^d   Reynolds, Shirley ^a   Mugford, Miranda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Befriending; Cost effectiveness; Cost utility; Dementia; Economics; Family caregivers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY COUNSELING; FRIENDSHIP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CARE; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

CAREGIVERS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67649342776     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2164     Document Type: Article

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