Care participation and burden among informal caregivers of older adults with care needs and associations with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 221-231

  Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit ^a   Chong, Siow Ann ^a   Abdin, Edimansyah ^a   Picco, Louisa ^a   Jeyagurunathan, Anitha ^a   Zhang, YunJue ^a   Sambasivam, Rajeswari ^a   Chua, Boon Yiang ^a   Ng, Li Ling ^b   Prince, Martin ^c   Subramaniam, Mythily ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; care need; correlates of care burden; Zarit Burden Interview

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; BEHAVIOR; CARE PARTICIPATION; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING; FEMALE; GENERAL MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PROGENY; RISK; SINGAPORE; ZARIT BURDEN INTERVIEW; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84955193269     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161021500160X     Document Type: Article

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