Meaning-making for family carers in nursing homes

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-119

  Kellett, Ursula M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family caregiving; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0032082665     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.1998.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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