Impact of a community based implementation of REACH II program for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Lykens, Kristine ^a   Moayad, Neda ^a   Biswas, Swati ^b   Reyes Ortiz, Carlos ^c   Singh, Karan P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c OAKWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACISM; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXAS;

EID: 84897884818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089290     Document Type: Article

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