Neuropsychiatric symptom clusters of alzheimer disease in Hong Kong Chinese: Correlates with caregiver burden and depression

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1029-1037

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a   Lam, Linda C W ^b   Kwok, Timothy ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Caregiver burden; Caregiver depression; Neuropsychiatric symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER DEPRESSION; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884590718     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.041     Document Type: Article

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