Always one step behind: Husbands' narratives about taking care of their demented wives

Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-181

  Kirsi, Tapio ^a,b   Hervonen, Antti ^a,c   Jylhä, Marja ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Caregiving; Competence; Dementia; Masculinity and femininity; Meaning making

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPOUSE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VOICE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEN; NARRATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 1642279862     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459304038798     Document Type: Review

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