Effectiveness of a psychoeducational skill training DVD program to reduce stress in Chinese American dementia caregivers: Results of a preliminary study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-273

  Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^a   Wang, Peng Chih ^a,b   Liu, Weiling ^a,c   Cheung, Vinnie ^a   Peng, Rebecca ^a,d   China, Danielle ^a,c   Thompson, Larry W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Richmond Area Multi Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Chinese American; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Dementia; Psychoeducational program; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77951940615     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903420989     Document Type: Article

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