Determinants of quality of life in Alzheimers disease: Perspective of patients, informal caregivers, and professional caregivers

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1805-1815

  Gmez Gallego, Maria ^a,b   Gmez Amor, Jesus ^b   Gmez Garca, Juan ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

burden; depression; functional disability; neuropsychiatric symptoms; predictors; QoL AD

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; NARCOLEPSY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPAIN;

EID: 84866650075     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212001081     Document Type: Article

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