A conceptual framework for understanding the process of family caregiving to frail elders in Taiwan

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 111-121

  Shyu, Yea Ing Lotus ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caregiving process; Family caregiving; Frail elders

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CONFLICT; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROLE PLAYING; STANDARD; TAIWAN; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROLE; TAIWAN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036548870     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.10027     Document Type: Article

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