The feasibility of home care workers delivering an intervention to decrease depression among home-dwelling, older women: A qualitative analysis

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 799-810

  Symes, Lene ^a   Mastel Smith, Beth ^a   Hersch, Gayle ^a   Binder, Brenda ^a   Malecha, Ann ^a   McFarlane, Judith ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34547229583     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840701415942     Document Type: Article

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