Psychological distress, family functioning, and social support in family caregivers for patients with dementia in the mainland of China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 3417-3421

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Xiong, Rong Hong ^a   Sara, Hujiken ^b   Zhang, Jun Jian ^a   Zhang, Xiao Qin ^a  

^a ZHONGNAN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region   (China)

Author keywords

Dementia; Family caregivers; Family functioning; Psychiatric distress; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHINA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY ASSESSMENT DEVICE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHINA; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84884269042     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20131254     Document Type: Article

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