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Caregiving experiences and knowledge about dementia in Portuguese clinical outpatient settings.

Manuel M Gonçalves-Pereira, Isabel I Carmo, Joaquim Alves JA da Silva, Ana L AL Papoila, Raimundo R Mateos, and Steven H SH Zarit

Int Psychogeriatr 22(2):270-80 (2010) PMID 19891814

Important public health and clinical issues remain unanswered concerning disease-related knowledge and caregiving experiences in dementia. The aim of this study is to describe these dimensions in Portuguese clinical settings and analyze the link between knowledge and burden, and also between knowledge and positive caregiving experiences.

DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209991050
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