The perseverance time of informal carers of dementia patients: Validation of a new measure to initiate transition of care at home to nursing home care

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 631-642

  Kraijo, Henk ^a   Brouwer, Werner ^b   De Leeuw, Rob ^a   Schrijvers, Guus ^a   Van Exel, Job ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Erasmus University Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burden; dementia; informal care; perseverance time; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84901925513     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-132420     Document Type: Article

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