The Experience of Essential Tremor Caregivers: Burden and Its Correlates

The Experience of Essential Tremor Caregivers: Burden and Its Correlates

BackgroundEssential tremor (ET) is associated with physical and cognitive impairments, as well as embarrassment, avoidance of social settings, and related difficulties that negatively impact the lives of patients. In similar disease contexts, burden on friends and relatives acting as caregivers has...

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Main Authors:	Sarah Morgan, Sarah Kellner, Jesus Gutierrez, Kathleen Collins, Brittany Rohl, Fanny Migliore, Stephanie Cosentino, Edward D. Huey, Elan D. Louis, Joan K. Monin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:	Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:	clinical essential tremor caregiver burden suffering cognition
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00396/full

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