Do changes in coping style explain the effectiveness of interventions for psychological morbidity in family carers of people with dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-214

  Li, Ryan ^a   Cooper, Claudia ^a   Austin, Allana ^a   Livingston, Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; anxiety; depression; mood disorders; psychosocial interventions

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE BASED COPING; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DYSFUNCTIONAL COPING; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; FAMILY COPING; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84871523712     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212001755     Document Type: Review

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