Psycho-educational support for relatives of people with a recent diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia: An evaluation of a ‘Course for Carers’

Dementia

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 768-787

  Milne, Alisoun ^a   Guss, Reinhard ^b,c   Russ, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Psychology Services for Older People   (United Kingdom)

^c KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carers; groups for relatives of people with a recent dementia diagnosis; psycho educational support; service evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84908508439     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301213485233     Document Type: Article

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