Reasons why family members become carers and the outcome for the person with dementia: Results from the CARD study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1442-1450

  Camden, Andrew ^a   Livingston, Gill ^a   Cooper, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abuse; care home; carer; dementia; motivations; reasons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; REVISED MODIFIED CONFLICT TACTICS SCALE SCORES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053490415     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211001189     Document Type: Review

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