The Coping with Caregiving Group Program for Chinese caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease in Hong Kong

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-260

  Au, Alma ^a   Li, Sapphire ^b   Lee, Kristy ^b   Leung, Patrick ^b   Pan, Pey Chyou ^c   Thompson, Larry ^d   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Coping flexibility; Dementia; Intervention; Psychoeducation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHINESE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SELF CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 73949137809     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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