Gender Differences in Dementia Spousal Caregiving

The proportion of male caregivers is rapidly increasing. However, there are few large scale studies exploring gender differences in the burden or coping with caregiving. We investigated this among caregivers of patients with dementia. The study cohort consisted of 335 dyads of wife-husband couples f...

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Main Authors: Minna Maria Pöysti, Marja-Liisa Laakkonen, Timo Strandberg, Niina Savikko, Reijo Sakari Tilvis, Ulla Eloniemi-Sulkava, Kaisu Hannele Pitkälä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/162960