Trajectories of health-related quality of life among family caregivers of individuals with dementia: A home-based caregiver-training program matters

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 124-132

  Kuo, Li Min ^a   Huang, Huei Ling ^b   Liang, Jersey ^c   Kwok, Yam Ting ^d   Hsu, Wen Chuin ^e,f   Liu, Chin Yi ^g   Shyu, Yea Ing L ^b,e,g,h  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^h CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Family caregiver training program; Health related QoL; Trajectory group

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SKILLS; TEACHING;

EID: 84991760588     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.08.017     Document Type: Article

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