Families, Informal Supports,and Alzheimer's Disease: Current Research and Future Agendas

Marcia G. Ory; T. Franklin Williams; Marian Emr; Barry Lebowitz; Peter Rabins; Jeffrey Salloway; Teresa Sluss-Radbaugh; Eliza Wolff; Steven Zarit

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Families, Informal Supports,and Alzheimer's Disease: Current Research and Future Agendas

Marcia G. Ory, T. Franklin Williams, Marian Emr, Barry Lebowitz, Peter Rabins, Jeffrey Salloway, Teresa Sluss-Radbaugh, Eliza Wolff, Steven Zarit

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With the aging of most Western populations, there is growing research attention to the social and behavioral aspects of age-related chronic diseases and disabilities. Research is just beginning to focus on how families and other social supports affect and are affected by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders. This article reviews the current state of knowledge in this area and suggests a future research agenda.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	623-644
Number of pages	22
Journal	Research on aging
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027585007004008
State	Published - Dec 1985

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Social Psychology
Health(social science)
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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