Burnout in familial caregivers of patients with dementia

OBJECTIVES: Familial caregivers of demented patients suffer from high levels of burden of care, but the literature is sparse regarding the prevalence and predictors of burnout in this group. Burnout is composed of three dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP) and reduced person...

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Main Author: Truzzi,Annibal (author)
Other Authors: Valente,Letice (author), Ulstein,Ingun (author), Engelhardt,Eliasz (author), Laks,Jerson (author), Engedal,Knut (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Caregiver
Burden of Care
Burnout
Depression
Dementia
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462012000400007
Country:Brazil
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