Unmet needs of caregivers of individuals referred to a dementia care program

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 282-289

  Jennings, Lee A ^a   Reuben, David B ^a   Evertson, Leslie Chang ^a   Serrano, Katherine S ^a   Ercoli, Linda ^b   Grill, Joshua ^a,b   Chodosh, Joshua ^a,c   Tan, Zaldy ^a   Wenger, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiver strain; dementia; primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER STRAIN INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRICIAN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY QUESTIONNAIRE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PERSONAL NEEDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYMPTOM; VERY ELDERLY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84923229607     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13251     Document Type: Article

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