Implicit exchanges in family caregiving for frail elders in Taiwan

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1078-1093

  Hsu, Hui Chuan ^a   Shyu, Yea Ing Lotus ^b  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Chinese culture; Filial piety; Karma (Yin Guo); Public opinion; Reciprocity; Social exchange; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RESPONSIBILITY; REWARD; SOCIAL ASPECT; TAIWAN; AGED; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY; GERIATRICS; HOME CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; FAMILY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAIWAN;

EID: 0642366334     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732303256370     Document Type: Article

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