Informal care at times of change in health and mobility: A qualitative study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-266

  Gooberman Hill, Rachael ^a   Ebrahim, Shah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Caring; Disability; Elderly; Older people; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELATIVE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33646178514     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afj065     Document Type: Article

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