Experiences and demands of families with mentally ill people at home in Botswana

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 262-268

  Seloilwe, Esther S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Families; Home care; Mentally ill

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33747386527     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2006.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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