Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, cognitive impairment and caregiver burden in patients with dementia

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL, 2013, Pages

  Rosdinom, R ^a   Zarina, M Z N ^b   Zanariah, M S ^c   Marhani, M ^a   Suzaily, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Melaka   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

BPSD; Caregiver burden; Cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APATHY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP TIME;

BPSD; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84880598437     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.12.025     Document Type: Article

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