Japanese American Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia: An Examination of Japanese Cultural Values and Dementia Caregiving

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 87-102

  Kinoshita, Lisa M ^a,b   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Older Adult and Family Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Dementia caregiving; Japanese American; Japanese cultural values; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CAUCASIAN; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL STRESS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442310759     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v27n01_08     Document Type: Review

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