Formal support for informal caregivers to older persons with dementia through the course of the disease: An exploratory, cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Lethin, Connie ^a   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^b   Roe, Brenda ^c   Soto, Maria Martin ^d   Saks, Kai ^e   Stephan, Astrid ^f   Zwakhalen, Sandra ^g   Zabalegui, Adelaida ^h   Karlsson, Staffan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^g MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Europe; Health care services; Home health nursing; Nursing care; Persons

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPITE CARE; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPITE CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84957442295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-016-0210-9     Document Type: Article

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