Building better caregivers: A pilot online support workshop for family caregivers of cognitively impaired adults

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 423-437

  Lorig, Kate ^a   Thompson Gallagher, Dolores ^a   Traylor, Laural ^b   Ritter, Philip L ^a   Laurent, Diana D ^a   Plant, Kathryn ^a   Thompson, Larry W ^a   Hahn, Theodore J ^c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c West Los Angeles Geriatrics Research Education Clinical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; dementia; Internet; self management; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PAIN; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS;

EID: 84860810783     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464810389806     Document Type: Article

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