Number of training sessions does not change program effectiveness:Evaluation of formats of one,two,or three sessions for the Alzheimer's Savvy Caregiver Training Program

Dementia

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 559-569

  Scharf, Laura ^a   Bell, Paul A ^a   Smith, Sara Anne ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; caregiver training; caregivers; rural; support groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993736134     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301206069937     Document Type: Article

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