Caregiving for patients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia and its association with psychiatric and clinical comorbidities and other health outcomes in Brazil

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 176-185

  Laks, Jerson ^a,b   Goren, Amir ^c   Dueñas, Héctor ^d   Novick, Diego ^e   Kahle Wrobleski, Kristin ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c KANTAR HEALTH   (United States)

^d Eli Lilly Mexico   (Mexico)

^e ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brazil; caregiving; dementia; health outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL STATUS; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAZIL; CAREGIVERS; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954075082     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4309     Document Type: Article

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