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Title:

Longitudinal predictors of informal and formal caregiving time in community-dwelling dementia patients.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Article
Author(s):
Hajek, André; Brettschneider, Christian; Ernst, Annette; Posselt, Tina; Wiese, Birgitt; Prokein, Jana; Weyerer, Siegfried; Werle, Jochen; Fuchs, Angela; Pentzek, Michael; Stein, Janine; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G; Bickel, Horst; Mösch, Edelgard; Heser, Kathrin; Jessen, Frank; Maier, Wolfgang; Scherer, Martin; König, Hans-Helmut
Abstract:
Care provided in the community for dementia patients on an individual basis may be very time consuming. Yet, little is known about the factors affecting caregiving time for community-dwelling dementia patients. Thus, we aimed to investigate the predictors of informal and formal caregiving time for these patients in a longitudinal approach.Caregiving time for n = 126 community-dwelling dementia patients was assessed by proxy interviews in four assessments at 6-month intervals (1.5 years of longit...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
51
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
607-16
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00127-015-1138-7
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26498751
Print-ISSN:
0933-7954
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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