The effectiveness of a home care program for supporting caregivers of persons with dementia in developing countries: a randomised controlled trial from Goa, India.

The effectiveness of a home care program for supporting caregivers of persons with dementia in developing countries: a randomised controlled trial from Goa, India.

To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a home based intervention in reducing caregiver burden, promoting caregiver mental health and reducing behavioural problems in elderly persons with dementia.This was a randomised controlled trial in which the person with dementia-caregiver dyad was random...

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Main Authors: Amit Dias, Michael E Dewey, Jean D'Souza, Rajesh Dhume, Dilip D Motghare, K S Shaji, Rajiv Menon, Martin Prince, Vikram Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2396286?pdf=render

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