Negative caregiving effects among caregivers of veterans with dementia

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-247

  Bass, David M ^a   Judge, Katherine S ^b   Lynn Snow, A ^c,d   Wilson, Nancy L ^e,f   Looman, Wendy J ^a   McCarthy, Catherine ^a   Morgan, Robert ^g   Ablorh Odjidja, Clair ^a   Kunik, Mark E ^e,f,h  

^a Benjamin Rose Institute   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h Veterans Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia caregiving; negative caregiving effects; predictors of effects

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VETERAN; WELLBEING;

EID: 84857654243     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31824108ca     Document Type: Article

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