Evaluation of DEM-DISC, customized e-advice on health and social support services for informal carers and case managers of people with dementia; a cluster randomized trial

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1365-1378

  Van Mierlo, Lisa D ^a   Meiland, Franka J M ^a   Van De Ven, Peter M ^a   Van Hout, Hein P J ^a   Dröes, Rose Marie ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dementia; ICT; intervention; psychosocial; self management

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CASE MANAGER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA DIGITAL INTERACTIVE SOCIAL CHART; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELECONSULTATION; CAREGIVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84936891755     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610215000423     Document Type: Article

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