Decreasing sense of coherence and its determinants in spousal caregivers of persons with mild Alzheimer's disease in three year follow-up: ALSOVA study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1211-1220

  Välimäki, Tarja ^a   Martikainen, Janne ^a   Hongisto, Kristiina ^a   Fraunberg, Mikael ^b   Hallikainen, Ilona ^a   Sivenius, Juhani ^a   Vehviläinen Julkunen, Katri ^a   Pietilä, Anna Maija ^a   Koivisto, Anne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; carers; depression; sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SPOUSE; VERY ELDERLY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSE OF COHERENCE SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME;

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MEMANTINE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84901848043     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610214000428     Document Type: Article

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