The UP-TECH project, an intervention to support caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients in Italy: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chiatti, Carlos ^a   Masera, Filippo ^a   Rimland, Joseph M ^a   Cherubini, Antonio ^a   Scarpino, Osvaldo ^a   Spazzafumo, Liana ^a   Lattanzio, Fabrizia ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiver burden; Integrated care; Italy; Quality of life; RCT; Technology

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CASE MANAGER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; ITALY; OBSERVATION UNIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL WORKER; TELECONSULTATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HOUSING; HUMANS; ITALY; LIGHTING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL WORK; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878239989     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-155     Document Type: Article

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