Quality of life and depression in carers of patients with early onset dementia

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-306

  Rosness, Tor Atle ^a   Mjrud, Marit ^a   Engedal, Knut ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

carer; depression; early onset Alzheimer's dementia; quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79956211926     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607861003713224     Document Type: Article

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