Why do patients and their families not use services for dementia? Perspectives from a developed Asian country

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1571-1580

  Lim, June ^a   Goh, Jenny ^b   Chionh, Hui Ling ^b   Yap, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

caregiving; carer; dementia; service non use; service use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84865479821     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212000919     Document Type: Article

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