Learning to live with a loved one with mild cognitive impairment: Effectiveness of a waiting list controlled trial of a group intervention on significant others' sense of competence and well-being

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 228-238

  Banningh, Liesbeth W A Joosten Weyn ^a   Vernooij Dassen, Myrra J F J ^a,b   Vullings, Marjon ^a,c   Prins, Judith B ^a   Rikkert, Marcel G M Olde ^a   Kessels, Roy P C ^a,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Kalorama Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

caregivers; group therapy; mild cognitive impairment; psychoeducation; psychotherapy; qualitative study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; WELLBEING;

EID: 84876712357     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317513481093     Document Type: Article

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