Effectiveness of family meetings for family caregivers on delaying time to nursing home placement of dementia patients: A randomized trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Joling, Karlijn J ^a   van Marwijk, Harm W J ^a   van der Horst, Henriëtte E ^a   Scheltens, Philip ^b   van de Ven, Peter M ^a   Appels, Bregje A ^c   van Hout, Hein P J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY MEETINGS INTERVENTION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84864438183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042145     Document Type: Article

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