"Respite Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Patient care provided in the home or institution intermittently in order to provide temporary relief to the family home care giver.
| Descriptor ID |
D012144
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.611.470.610 N02.421.143.524.470.610 N02.421.533.320.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Respite Care- Respite Care
- Care, Respite
- Cares, Respite
- Respite Cares
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Respite Care" by people in Profiles.
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Predictors of use of services among dementia caregivers. West J Nurs Res. 2005 Mar; 27(2):126-40; discussion 141-7.