Personalised caregiver support: Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in subgroups of caregivers of people with dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Van Mierlo, Lisa D ^a   Meiland, Franka J M ^a   Van Der Roest, Henriëtte G ^a   Dröes, Rose Marie ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

care; caregivers; dementia; outcome studies; personalization; welfare

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COMPETENCE; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 82955227508     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2694     Document Type: Review

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