Rural families caring for a relative with dementia: Barriers to use of formal services

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1129-1142

  Morgan, Debra G ^a   Semchuk, Karen M ^b   Stewart, Norma J ^b   D'Arcy, Carl ^b  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers; Canada; Dementia; Family caregivers; Formal services; Rural; Utilization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME NURSING; HOMEMAKER SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SASKATCHEWAN; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEREOTYPING;

CANADA;

EID: 0036789580     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00255-6     Document Type: Article

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