The influence of psychological, social and contextual factors on the expression and measurement of awareness in early-stage dementia: Testing a biopsychosocial model

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-177

  Clare, Linda ^a   Nelis, Sharon M ^a   Martyr, Anthony ^a   Roberts, Judith ^a   Whitaker, Christopher J ^a   Markova, Ivana S ^b   Roth, Ilona ^c   Woods, Robert T ^a   Morris, Robin G ^d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; anosognosia; insight; meta cognition; self awareness; vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84855426964     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2705     Document Type: Article

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