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Predicting gains in dementia caregiving.

Tau Ming Liew, Nan Luo, Wai Yee Ng, Hui Ling Chionh, Jenny Goh, and Philip Yap

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 29(2):115-22 (2010) PMID 20150732

Caregiver gain is an important yet less-explored phenomenon. Being conceptually distinct from burden, factors associated with burden and gain can differ. This study aims to explore factors associated with the experience of gains in dementia caregiving.

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