Cost of informal care for community-dwelling mild-moderate dementia patients in a developed Southeast Asian country

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1475-1483

  Chong, Mei Sian ^a   Tan, Woan Shin ^b   Chan, Mark ^a   Lim, Wee Shiong ^a   Ali, Noorhazlina ^a   Ang, Yue Ying ^a   Chua, Kia Chong ^c  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavior; dementia; health economy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; COST; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MENTAL PATIENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881043809     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000707     Document Type: Article

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