Long term caregiving: Helping families of persons with mild cognitive impairment cope

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 392-398

  Austrom, Mary Guerriero ^a   Lu, Yvonne ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Education; Family members; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ANGER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENIAL; FAMILY COPING; FATIGUE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL STRESS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 69149098552     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720509788929291     Document Type: Conference Paper

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