Mindfulness-based stress reduction for family caregivers: A randomized controlled trial

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 676-686

  Whitebird, Robin R ^a   Kreitzer, MaryJo ^b   Lauren Crain, A ^a   Lewis, Beth A ^c   Hanson, Leah R ^d   Enstad, Chris J ^a  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Complementary therapies; Dementia; Mind body therapies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC STRESS; COMPLEMEN TARY THERAPIES; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY;

CHRONIC STRESS; COMPLEMEN TARY THERAPIES; DEMENTIA; MIND-BODY THERAPIES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880922051     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns126     Document Type: Article

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