Assessment of caregiver's competence in dealing with the burden of caregiving for a dementia patient: a short sence of competence questionnaire (SSCQ) suitable for clinical practice.

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Title:	Assessment of caregiver's competence in dealing with the burden of caregiving for a dementia patient: a short sence of competence questionnaire (SSCQ) suitable for clinical practice.
Author(s):	Vernooy-Dassen, M.J.F.J. ; Felling, A.J.A. ; Brummelkamp, E.P. ; Dauzenberg, M.G.; Bos, G.A.M. van den; Grol, R.P.T.M.
Publication year:	1999
Source:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 47, iss. 2, (1999), pp. 256-257
ISSN:	0002-8614
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb04588.x
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : http://hdl.handle.net/2066/119658
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Subject:	Dementie-project dissertatie OVERIG ONDERZOEK MIES
Organization:	IQ Healthcare SW OZ NISCO MT Health Evidence
Former Organization:	Epidemiology, Biostatistics & HTA
Journal title:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume:	vol. 47
Issue:	iss. 2
Page start:	p. 256
Page end:	p. 257
Abstract:	To the editor: Dementia is a burden not only for the patients who experience it but for their families as well. Thus, it is important to develop strategies to support relatives involved incaregiving. The first step in alleviating problems is recognizing them. However, nonprofessional caregivers rarely complain, and, therefore, general practitioners are often unaware of their problems. A concise instrument for assessing nonprofessional caregivers' problems could encourage practitioners to assess them.