Use of an Online Community to Provide Support to Caregivers of People With Dementia

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 57, Issue 6-7, 2014, Pages 694-709

  Pagán Ortiz, Marta E ^a   Cortés, Dharma E ^a   Rudloff, Noelle ^a   Weitzman, Patricia ^a   Levkoff, Sue ^a,b  

^a Environment and Health Group Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiving; dementia; ethnicity and multicultural issues; mental health and mental illness; mixed methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERTO RICO; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUERTO RICO; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84905722829     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2014.901998     Document Type: Article

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