Burnout in familial caregivers of patients with dementia Burnout em cuidadores familiares de pacientes com demência

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 Authors: Annibal Truzzi, Letice Valente, Ingun Ulstein, Eliasz Engelhardt, Jerson Laks, Knut Engedal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462012000400007