The effect on caregiver burden of a problem-based home visiting programme for frail older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 542-547

  Melis, René J F ^a   van Eijken, Monique I J ^a   van Achterberg, Theo ^a   Teerenstra, Steven ^a   Vernooij Dassen, Myrra J F J ^a   van de Lisdonk, Eloy H ^a   Rikkert, Marcel G M Olde ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Clinical trial; Elderly; Frail elderly; Health services for the aged; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 69449090500     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp101     Document Type: Article

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