Caregiver burden associated with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in Taiwanese elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-59

  Huang, Si Sheng ^a,b,c   Lee, Meng Chih ^d,e   Liao, Yi Cheng ^b   Wang, Wen Fu ^b   Lai, Te Jen ^d,e  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Yun Lin Branch of Changhua Christian Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; Caregiver burden; Caregiver depression; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY CAREGIVER DISTRESS SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; TAIWANESE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 84861185554     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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