Systematic review of services providing information and/or advice to people with dementia and/or their caregivers

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 628-636

  Corbett, Anne ^a   Stevens, Jennifer ^b   Aarsland, Dag ^c   Day, Sarah ^a   Moniz Cook, Esme ^d   Woods, Robert ^e   Brooker, Dawn ^f   Ballard, Clive ^a,b  

^a ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advisor; dementia; information

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEMENTIA; EMBASE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84859919476     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2762     Document Type: Review

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