Experience and perspectives of caregivers of spouse with mild cognitive impairment

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 384-391

  Lu, Yueh Feng Yvonne ^a   Haase, Joan E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver perspectives; Caregiving issues; Mild cognitive impairment; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 69149090555     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720509788929309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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