Men providing care: What do they need and how can we do it?

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 53-70

  Lauderdale, Sean A ^a,b   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving group; Dementia; Dementia caregivers; Male caregivers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PILOT STUDY; RESPONSIBILITY; ROLE PLAYING; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036977787     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v26n01_06     Document Type: Article

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