Online training and support program (iSupport) for informal dementia caregivers: Protocol for an intervention study in Portugal

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2020, Pages

  Teles, Soraia ^a,b   Ferreira, Ana ^a,b   Seeher, Katrin ^c   Fréel, Stéfanie ^c   Paúl, Constança ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Informal caregivers (IC); Intervention study; Online training and support; People with dementia (PwD)

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; PORTUGAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PORTUGAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85077719589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-019-1364-z     Document Type: Article

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