Grandmothers' transitions in caregiving to grandchildren

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 613-631

  Standing, Theresa S ^a   Musil, Carol M ^a   Warner, Camille Beckette ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Grandchildren; Grandmother; Life changes; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD REARING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD REARING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OHIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34547142745     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945906298607     Document Type: Article

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