Self-efficacy is associated with less burden and more gains from behavioral problems of Alzheimer's disease in Hong Kong Chinese caregivers

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-80

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a   Lam, Linda C W ^b   Kwok, Timothy ^b   Ng, Natalie S S ^a   Fung, Ada W T ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Burden; Caregiver self efficacy; Depression; Positive aspects of caregiving

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875522939     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns062     Document Type: Article

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