An evaluation of the burden of Alzheimer patients on family caregivers Avaliação do impacto no cuidador familiar do doente de Alzheimer

Caregivers are indispensable to persons living with Alzheimer's disease; however, such care involves hard work, and the consequences of this activity on caregivers are often neglected. The objective of this study was to construct a profile for caregivers of Alzheimer patients and to evaluate th...

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Main Authors: Sandra Renata Pinatti de Moraes, Luis Sidônio Teixeira da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2009-08-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2009000800017