Dementia Caregiving: The Experiences of Hispanic/Latino Caregivers

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-170

  Neary, Susan R ^a   Mahoney, Diane Feeney ^b  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Hebrew Seniorlife's Res Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; caregiving; dementia; Hispanic; Latino

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 17144392981     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659604273547     Document Type: Article

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