Dementia and family burden of care in Lebanon

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Dementia and family burden of care in Lebanon. / Chaaya, Monique; Phung, Kieu; Atweh, Samir; El Asmar, Khalil; Karam, Georges; Khoury, Rosemary; Ghandour, Lilian; Ghusn, Husam; Assaad, Sarah; Prince, Martin; Waldemar, Gunhild.

I: B J Psych International, Bind 14, Nr. 1, 02.2017, s. 7-9.

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Chaaya, M, Phung, K, Atweh, S, El Asmar, K, Karam, G, Khoury, R, Ghandour, L, Ghusn, H, Assaad, S, Prince, M & Waldemar, G 2017, 'Dementia and family burden of care in Lebanon', B J Psych International, bind 14, nr. 1, s. 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1192/s2056474000001574

APA

Chaaya, M., Phung, K., Atweh, S., El Asmar, K., Karam, G., Khoury, R., Ghandour, L., Ghusn, H., Assaad, S., Prince, M., & Waldemar, G. (2017). Dementia and family burden of care in Lebanon. B J Psych International, 14(1), 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1192/s2056474000001574

Vancouver

Chaaya M, Phung K, Atweh S, El Asmar K, Karam G, Khoury R o.a. Dementia and family burden of care in Lebanon. B J Psych International. 2017 feb.;14(1):7-9. https://doi.org/10.1192/s2056474000001574

Author

Chaaya, Monique ; Phung, Kieu ; Atweh, Samir ; El Asmar, Khalil ; Karam, Georges ; Khoury, Rosemary ; Ghandour, Lilian ; Ghusn, Husam ; Assaad, Sarah ; Prince, Martin ; Waldemar, Gunhild. / Dementia and family burden of care in Lebanon. I: B J Psych International. 2017 ; Bind 14, Nr. 1. s. 7-9.

Bibtex

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abstract = "The burden on and mental well-being of family carers for the elderly, especially those with dementia, has been well studied in high-income countries and to a lesser extent in the Arab region. Our study of Lebanese carers highlights the importance of considering the psychological well-being of the family carer, and the role of dementia and depression in increasing the burden of care. Psychosocial interventions have produced equivocal results and therefore customised and contextualised interventions need to be researched. Greater understanding of the coping mechanisms used by carers is required and an examination of the positive aspects of caring is warranted.",
author = "Monique Chaaya and Kieu Phung and Samir Atweh and {El Asmar}, Khalil and Georges Karam and Rosemary Khoury and Lilian Ghandour and Husam Ghusn and Sarah Assaad and Martin Prince and Gunhild Waldemar",
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