The relation between care giving and the mental health of caregivers of demented relatives: A cross-sectional study

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-106

  Schoenmakers, Birgitte ^a   Buntinx, Frank ^a   De Lepeleire, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Family carers; Home care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELATIVE; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 70350462951     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780903064455     Document Type: Article

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