North Dakota assistance program for dementia caregivers lowered utilization, produced savings, and increased empowerment

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 605-612

  Klug, Marilyn G ^a   Halaas, Gwen Wagstrom ^b,c   Peterson, Mandi Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Family and Community Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONSULTATION; DEMENTIA; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898020529     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1061     Document Type: Article

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