What is the effectiveness of the support worker role for people with dementia and their carers? A systematic review

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Goeman, Dianne ^a   Renehan, Emma ^a   Koch, Susan ^a  

^a Royal District Nursing Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carers; Community dwelling people with dementia; Support workers

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84978492420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1531-2     Document Type: Review

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