Evaluation of a brief educational program for dementia carers: The AENEAS Study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 861-869

  Kurz, Alexander ^a   Wagenpfeil, Stefan ^a   Hallauer, Johannes ^b   Schneider Schelte, Helga ^c   Jansen, Sabine ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b State Office of Health and Social Affairs Mecklenburg Western Pomerania   (Germany)

^c Deutsche Alzheimer Gesellschaft eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Dementia; Education; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKILL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77955398688     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2428     Document Type: Article

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