Journal article
Sense of Competence in a Dutch Sample of Informal Caregivers of Frontotemporal Dementia Patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The sense of competence (SC) of informal caregivers of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients is important for their task but has rarely been assessed. Here, the relationship between caregiver burden and SC and the differential value of SC in understanding caregiver suffering were studied.
METHODS: At 24 months of follow-up patient behavioural problems, dementia severity, caregiver SC, burden, psychological complaints and quality of …
Authors
Riedijk S; Duivenvoorden H; Van Swieten J; Niermeijer M; Tibben A
Journal
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 337–343
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2009
DOI
10.1159/000207447
ISSN
1420-8008