The home care experience as perceived by the caregivers of Chinese dialysis patients

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-277

  Luk, Weety Suet Ching ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Caring experience; Chinese; Dialysis; Home care

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DIALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; HOME CARE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME DIALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS, HOME; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036516967     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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