## Abstract The stress upon the principal relative caregivers of a series of dementia sufferers attending an assessment day hospital was studied. The main variables influencing stress levels were the caregiver's own health selfβrating and a measure of behaviour and mood disturbance in the patient.
The problem of generalizing about community care of dementia sufferers
β Scribed by Janet Askham
- Book ID
- 113383759
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 850 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0890-4065
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