Emotional and psychological distress of persons involved in the care of patients with Alzheimer disease predicts falls and fractures in their care recipients

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-38

  Maggio, Dario ^a   Ercolani, Sara ^a   Andreani, Sonia ^a   Ruggiero, Carmelinda ^a   Mariani, Elena ^a   Mangialasche, Francesca ^a   Palmari, Nicola ^a   Mecocci, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Caregiver burden; Falls

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955110723     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000288774     Document Type: Article

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