Anxiety and depression are associated with coping strategies in caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients: Results from the ḾLAGA-AD study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1325-1334

  García Alberca, José María ^a,b   Cruz, Belén ^a   Lara, José Pablo ^b   Garrido, Victoria ^a   Lara, Almudena ^c   Gris, Esther ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE NEUROCIENCIA Y CONDUCTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c Asociacion Criptana de Enfermos de Alzheimer   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; anxiety; caregiver burden; coping; depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84862280689     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211002948     Document Type: Article

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