Help-seeking by older husbands caring for wives with dementia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 352-360

  Brown, Janet Witucki ^a   Chen, Shu Li ^a   Mitchell, Carolyn ^b   Province, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Parkwest Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

Carers; Dementia; Gender; Gerontology; Grounded theory; Men; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547191611     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04290.x     Document Type: Article

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