Development and implementation of tele-savvy for dementia caregivers: A department of veterans affairs clinical demonstration project

Gerontologist

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 145-154

  Griffiths, Patricia C ^a,b   Whitney, M Kate ^a,c   Kovaleva, Mariya ^d   Hepburn, Kenneth ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Caregivers; Dementia; Internet; Psychoeducation; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84959861958     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv123     Document Type: Review

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