Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an internet intervention for family caregivers of people with dementia: Design of a randomized controlled trial

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Blom, Marco M ^a   Bosmans, Judith E ^b   Cuijpers, Pim ^c   Zarit, Steve H ^d   Pot, Anne Margriet ^e  

^a Alzheimer Nederland ^*  (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Anxiety; CBT; Depression; Informal caregivers; Internet therapy; Mental health; Psycho education

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDY DESIGN; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CAREGIVERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872106046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-17     Document Type: Article

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