International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Jan 2006
Multicenter StudyDementia patients caregivers quality of life: the PIXEL study.
Alzheimer's disease and related syndromes have heavy social and human consequences for the patient and his family. Beyond the neuropsychiatric effects of specific therapies for dementia, one of today's challenges is the quality of life for both patients and their informal caregivers. ⋯ Caregivers' and patients' quality of life are related and both share a community of distress.