Translating evidence-based dementia caregiving interventions into practice: State-of-the-science and next steps

Gerontologist

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 210-226

  Gitlin, Laura N ^a   Marx, Katherine ^a   Stanley, Ian H ^a   Hodgson, Nancy ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Dementia; Interventions; Translation

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84954539920     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu123     Document Type: Article

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