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Self-reported symptoms of depression and anxiety among informal caregivers of persons with dementia: a cross-sectional comparative study between Sweden and Italy

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05964-2

Published Online: 2020-12-02

Published Print: 2020-12

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Authors

Wulff, Joseba

Fänge, Agneta Malmgren http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3165-1856
Lethin, Connie http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-8440
Chiatti, Carlos http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4810-9630
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

the Italian Ministry of Welfare (DGRM 1335/2011)

Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd (2014–4913)
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Article History

Received: 7 February 2020

Accepted: 24 November 2020

First Online: 2 December 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Participation was entirely voluntary and signed informed consent was sought from the interested participants, both the persons with dementia and their IC, throughout the TECH@HOME and UP-TECH research studies. If the individual could not provide consent due to reasons of being legally incompetent, substituted informed consent was sought from a family member or friend. Additionally, the TECH@HOME study was approved by the Regional Ethical Review Board in Lund, Sweden, (reference number Dnr 2015/520) and is registered at ExternalRef removed (ExternalRef removed). The UP-TECH project received approval from the Italian Regional Ethical Committee (Comitato Etico Regionale), and was recorded at ExternalRef removed (ExternalRef removed) [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed].

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

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