How the trivialization of the demands of high-tech care in the home is turning family members into para-medical personnel

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-272

  Guberman, Nancy ^a   Gagnon, Éric ^b   Côté, Denyse ^c   Gilbert, Claude ^d   Thivièrge, Nicole ^e   Tremblay, Marielle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CLSC CHSLD Haute ville des rivieres ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Caregivers; Home care; Hospital discharge

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544300100     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X04270208     Document Type: Review

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