The influence on carer wellbeing of motivations to care for older people and the relationship with the care recipient

Ageing and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 487-506

  Lyonette, Clare ^a   Yardley, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carer satisfaction; Carer stress; Motivations; Older person caring; Quality of relationship

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE;

EID: 0041530179     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X03001284     Document Type: Article

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