Caregivers of patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration: A review of burden, problems, needs, and interventions

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1368-1386

  Nunnemann, Sabine ^a   Kurz, Alexander ^a   Leucht, Stefan ^a   Diehl Schmid, Janine ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

carer; frontotemporal dementia; FTD; FTLD; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEPRESSION; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NURSING PRACTICE; PERSONAL NEEDS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS;

EID: 84863959692     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161021200035X     Document Type: Review

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