Self-management by family caregivers to manage changes in the behavior and mood of their relative with dementia: An online focus group study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Huis In Het Veld, Judith ^a   Verkaik, Renate ^b   Van Meijel, Berno ^a,c,d   Verkade, Paul Jeroen ^e   Werkman, Wendy ^f   Hertogh, Cees ^a   Francke, Anneke ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d PARNASSIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e Region North of Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^f Department of Scientific Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Challenging behavior; Changes in behavior and mood; Dementia; Family; Informal caregivers; Internet discussion; Online focus groups; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SELF CARE;

EID: 84978963627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-016-0268-4     Document Type: Article

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