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| Spouse caregivers' attitudes toward obtaining a diagnosis of a dementing illness | | Author(s) | Cathleen M Connell, Mary P Gallant |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 44, no 8, August 1996 |
| Pages | pp 1003-1009 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Informal care ; Spouses ; Attitude ; Diagnosis. |
| Annotation | Examines the attitudes of spouse caregivers to the process of obtaining a diagnosis of a dementing illness, including perceived benefits and obstacles, and suggestions for improving the process. Most respondents endorsed the benefits of obtaining a diagnosis, including finding out what is wrong and ruling out other causes of memory or behaviour problems. |
| Accession Number | CPA-961017005 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6: SN: DP: LK7 |
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