Caregiver burden for informal caregivers of patients with dementia: A systematic review

International Nursing Review

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 340-350

  Chiao, C Y ^a   Wu, H S ^b   Hsiao, C Y ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caregiver Burden; Caregiving; Dementia; Informal Caregiver; Systematic Review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS;

EID: 84940436735     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12194     Document Type: Review

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