Training programmes for family caregivers of people with dementia living at home: Integrative review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 19-20, 2016, Pages 2757-2767

  Sousa, Lia ^a,b   Sequeira, Carlos ^c,d   Ferrè Grau, Carme ^e,f   Neves, Pedro ^b   Lleixà Fortuño, Mar ^e,f  

^a Hospitalar Centre of São João   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

^d Portuguese Society of Mental Health Nursing   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^f Metabolomics Platform   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aged; Dementia; Family caregivers; Training programme

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84973548548     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13266     Document Type: Review

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