Impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the family caregiver’s long-term quality of life: results from an ALSOVA follow-up study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 687-697

  Välimäki, Tarja H ^a,b   Martikainen, Janne A ^a   Hongisto, Kristiina ^a   Väätäinen, Saku ^a   Sintonen, Harri ^c   Koivisto, Anne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

15D; Alzheimer s disease; Family caregivers; Health related quality of life; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; WELLBEING; ADULT; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84958756873     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-1100-x     Document Type: Article

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