"If I'm Not Allowed to Put My Family First": Challenges Experienced by Women Who Are Caregiving for Family Members with Dementia

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-69

  Dunham, Charlotte Chorn ^a   Dietz, Bernadette E ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Dementia caregiving; Women and caregiving; Work and caregiving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; WORK; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0038519860     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v15n01_05     Document Type: Article

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