What spouse caregivers know about communication in Alzheimer's disease: Development of the AD communication knowledge test

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-34

  Williams, Christine L ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHECKLIST; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHECKLIST; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES;

EID: 79955685598     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2010.521292     Document Type: Article

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