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Type: Published Manuscript
Title: Effects of psychosocial interventions and caregiving stress on cardiovascular biomarkers in family dementia caregivers: the UCSD Pleasant Events Program (PEP) randomized controlled trial.
Authors: von Kanel R, Mills PJ, Dimsdale JE, Ziegler MG, Allison MA, Patterson TL, Ancoli-Israel S, Pruitt C, Grant I, Mausbach BT
Year: 2020
Publication: The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences
Volume: 75 Issue: 11 Pages: 2215-2223
Abstract:This study examined whether biological mechanisms linking dementia caregiving with an increased risk of coronary heart disease can be modified by psychosocial interventions and which caregivers might benefit the most from an intervention.

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