'Making it better': Self-perceived roles of family caregivers of older people living in care homes: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-291

  Davies, Sue ^a   Nolan, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care homes; Family carers; Older people; Relatives; Roles

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 32244439612     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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