Family carers for older relatives: Sources of satisfaction and related factors in Finland

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 497-505

  Kuuppelomäki, Merja ^a   Sasaki, Akiko ^b   Yamada, Kouko ^c   Asakawa, Noriko ^d   Shimanouchi, Setsu ^b  

^a SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family caregiver; Older relative; Related factors; Sources of satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LOVE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 2342458316     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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