Health-related quality of life and fitness of the caregiver of patient with dementia

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1182-1187

  Gusi, Narcis ^a   Prieto, Josue ^a   Madruga, Miguel ^a   Garcia, Jose M ^b   Gonzalez Guerrero, Jose L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Health System of Extremadura   (Spain)

^c Hospital of Caceres   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Carer; Elderly; Exercise; Female; Mental

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SPAIN; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67650080472     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181951314     Document Type: Article

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