Association between hospice care and psychological outcomes in alzheimer's spousal caregivers

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1450-1454

  Irwin, Scott A ^a,b   Mausbach, Brent T ^b   Koo, Derek ^a   Fairman, Nathan ^c   Roepke Buehler, Susan K ^b   Chattillion, Elizabeth A ^e   Dimsdale, Joel E ^b   Patterson, Thomas L ^b   Ancoli Israel, Sonia ^b   Mills, Paul J ^b   Von Känel, Roland ^b,d   Ziegler, Michael G ^b   Grant, Igor ^b  

^a San Diego Hospice and the Institute for Palliative Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPOUSE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPOUSES;

EID: 84887931390     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0130     Document Type: Article

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