Managing as carers of stroke survivors: Strategies from the field

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 121-126

  O'Connell, Bev ^a   Baker, Linda ^a  

^a CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carers; Coping strategies; Discharge planning; Stroke survivors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 3442899953     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2004.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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