Dementia caregiver burden in a Brazilian sample: Association to neuropsychiatric symptoms

Abstract Taking care of elderly demented individuals, especially when they present behavioral changes, can be very exhaustive for both family and caregivers. Generally, this leads to changes in the family lifestyle, and the caregiver must deal with a range of problems. Information on this topic in L...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Paes Araujo Fialho, Anne Marise Koenig, Etelvina Lucas dos Santos, Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães, Rogério Gomes Beato, Viviane Amaral Carvalho, Thais Helena Machado, Paulo Caramelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642009000200132&lng=en&tlng=en