Sense of coherence, burden, and affective symptoms in family carers of people with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 973-980

  Orgeta, Vasiliki ^a   Sterzo, Elena Lo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; caregiver burden; dementia; depression; sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RELATIVE STRESS SCALE; SELF REPORT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SENSE OF COHERENCE SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSE OF COHERENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84876743549     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000203     Document Type: Article

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