An Online Program for Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia: Lessons Learned

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 159-182

  Kovaleva, Mariya ^a   Blevins, Lindsey ^b   Griffiths, Patricia C ^c,d,e   Hepburn, Kenneth ^a,e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s disease; caregivers; dementia; online; psychoeducation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIVERSIFYING SELECTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE PROGRAM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; VIDEOCONFERENCING; VIGNETTE; VISUAL ACUITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INTERNET; NURSING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85059766465     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464817705958     Document Type: Article

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