Partnering with Caregivers

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 493-515

  Gaugler, Joseph E ^a   Potter, Teddie ^a   Pruinelli, Lisiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burden; Caregiver intervention; Chronic disease; Informal long term care; Long term care; Partnership based care; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; AGED; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84904430864     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: 18798853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2014.04.003     Document Type: Review

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