Web-based interventions to improve mental health in home caregivers of people with dementia: Meta-analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2019, Pages

  Zhao, Yinan ^a   Feng, Hui ^a   Hu, Mingyue ^a   Hu, Hengyu ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Ning, Hongting ^a   Chen, Huijing ^a   Liao, Lulu ^a   Peng, Linlin ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Education; Internet; Mental health

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET-BASED INTERVENTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 85065754275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/13415     Document Type: Review

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