Helping Hispanic Dementia Caregivers Cope with Stress Using Technology-based Resources

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 209-216

  Kajiyama, Bruno ^a   Fernandez, Gerardo ^a   Carter, Elizabeth A ^a   Humber, Marika B ^b,c   Thompson, Larry W ^c  

^a Photozig Inc   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; Dementia; Hispanic Latino; intervention; technology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CALIFORNIA; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CALIFORNIA; CAREGIVERS; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 85038019586     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2017.1377797     Document Type: Article

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