Effects of a psychological intervention in a primary health care center for caregivers of dependent relatives: A randomized trial

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 397-406

  Rodriguez Sanchez, Emiliano ^a   Patino Alonso, María C ^a,b   Mora Simón, Sara ^a   Gómez Marcos, Manuel A ^a   Pérez Peñaranda, Aníbal ^c   Losada Baltar, Andrés ^d   García Ortiz, Luis ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE SALAMANCA IBSAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dysfunctional thoughts; Intervention; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; THINKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877628089     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns086     Document Type: Article

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