Stress-related cognitive dysfunction in dementia caregivers

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 191-198

  Oken, Barry S ^a   Fonareva, Irina ^b   Wahbeh, Helane ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic stress; cognition; dementia caregiver

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP QUALITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD LIST RECALL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EFFICACY; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84855471997     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988711422524     Document Type: Article

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