A Chronic Grief Intervention for Dementia Family Caregivers in Long-Term Care

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 6-27

  Paun, Olimpia ^a   Farran, Carol J ^a   Fogg, Louis ^a   Loukissa, Dimitra ^b   Thomas, Peggy E ^c   Hoyem, Ruby ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rush Day Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiver grief; dementia; long term care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; COMPLICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84912084510     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945914521040     Document Type: Article

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