Values and preferences of individuals with dementia: Perceptions of family caregivers over time

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 293-302

  Reamy, Allison M ^a   Kim, Kyungmin ^a   Zarit, Steven H ^a   Whitlatch, Carol J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Benjamin Rose Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Care Preferences; Caregiving; Quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874913874     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns078     Document Type: Article

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