Open AccessInformal Costs of Dementia Care: Estimates From the National Longitudinal Caregiver Study
Author(s) -
Michael J. Moore,
Ce Zhu,
Elizabeth C. Clipp
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/56.4.s219
Subject(s) - dementia , gerontology , longitudinal study , caregiver burden , earnings , medicine , activities of daily living , disease , psychology , psychiatry , finance , business , pathology
The purpose of the study was to examine on a national level the informal costs of caring for elderly community-dwelling male veterans with dementia by female caregivers and the relationships between informal costs and disease severity, and between informal costs and dementia problem behaviors.
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