Caregiving and its impact on families of the terminally ill

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 376-382

  Brazil, Kevin ^a,b   Bedard M ^c   Willison, K ^d   Hode, M ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Hamilton Wentworth Vic Order Nurses   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CLEANING; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; NURSING; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; STRESS; TERMINAL DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; TERMINAL CARE; TIME;

EID: 0041320955     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786031000150649     Document Type: Article

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