Family Caregivers' Experiences with Community Services: A Qualitative Analysis

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 341-348

  Winslow, Betty Wehtje ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Barriers; Benefits; Community services; Family caregivers

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0242331149     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2003.20502.x     Document Type: Article

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