"Easing the way" for spouse caregivers of individuals with dementia: A pilot feasibility study of a grief intervention

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-99

  Ott, Carol H ^a   Kelber, Sheryl T ^b   Blaylock, Michele ^b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BOOK; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952750389     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20100302-01     Document Type: Article

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