Single session educational programme for caregivers of psychogeriatric in-patients - Results from a randomised controlled pilot study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-274

  Aakhus, Eivind ^a   Engedal, Knut ^a,b   Aspelund, Tom ^a   Selbæk, Geir ^a  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

General Health Questionnaire; Geriatric Depression Scale; Impact of Event Scale; Psychological well being; Relative's distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPOUSE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649342810     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2102     Document Type: Article

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