Dementia care consultation for family caregivers: Collaborative model linking an Alzheimer's association chapter with primary care physicians

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-170

  Fortinsky, Richard H ^a   Kulldorff, Martin ^b   Kleppinger, Alison ^a   Kenyon Pesce, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Family care; Primary care; Voluntary sector

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COOPERATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CONNECTICUT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIETIES;

EID: 67949099122     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902746160     Document Type: Article

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